Lionel Messi has shared an image of him sleeping with the World Cup trophy following on from Argentina’s remarkable final victory over France. The Argentine superstar netted twice in the encounter and also finding the net during the tense penalty shootout at the end of the game. The Paris Saint-Germain forward broke multiple records in the final on his way to finally getting his hands on the trophy that had previously eluded him during his career.
Messi had appeared to suggest that this year’s World Cup would be his final edition of the tournament ahead of leading the South American nation to their first title since 1986, winning the FIFA Golden Ball award for best player in the competition. The 35-year-old subsequently confirmed that he was not going to hang up his boots for Argentina after winning the tournament but would not address claims he may play in another World Cup – where he has now played more games (26) than any other player.
Messi led Argentina to the Copa America title last year – their first major trophy in three decades – but the pain of missing out on the World Cup title had continued over the years as it had been the one trophy that had eluded him, until now.
The 35-year-old has now uploaded a photo onto Instagram of him sleeping in bed next to the trophy in the latest iconic image following on from Sunday’s final. Messi wrote the caption alongside the photo: “Good morning!” alongside the emoji of a big smile.
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