2X Best FIFA Player Lionel Messi’s 6-Word Message to His Kids During Award Ceremony Leaves Fans in Splits

Another year passes, and Lionel Messi wins his second FIFA Best Men’s Player award. He finished a stunning 2023 by winning the 2022 Qatar World Cup, rounding off a memorable year. Moreover, he received the award and made a fantastic speech. At the end of his speech, he produced an epic six-word response to his children, telling them, “it’s time to go to sleep.” However, many fans explained how the reaction implied to Cristiano Ronaldo. 

The fans explained how he said that to Ronaldo after their long battle for many years. Hence, netizens took online to voice their opinions while celebrating Messi’s latest achievement. 

Fans start Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo banter

The epic battle between Ronaldo and Messi dominated the headlines for the past decade. They were on top of the soccer charts for their incredible performance on the pitch. Thus, after his latest victory, fans explained on Twitter how he directed this to Ronaldo fans. One fan commented, “Talking to Ronaldo fans btw.” 

Another one stated, “By kids he means pendu fans.” One fan came up with a hilarious tweet stating Ronaldo’s current location in Saudi Arabia and how he would be asleep. The tweet stated, “It’s late in Saudi Arabia, he’s right.”

For years, Messi and Ronaldo battled it out in the FIFA Best Men’s Player race. But in the last few years, the trajectory path of both players changed. While Ronaldo left Manchester United for Al-Nassr in controversial circumstances, Messi became a key player at PSG. As Ronaldo managed five awards, Messi won his seventh now. And arguably, he is the GOAT of his generation. 

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The victory in Qatar elevated him amongst the greats of soccer. Joining the ranks of Pele and Maradona, a fan commented, “He won too many and dint even bother about trophy anymore.. He completed football.” Hence, it became a talking point for all fans. 

Rest of The Best

Apart from Messi, many other players won awards. The FIFA Best Women’s Player award went to Alexia Putellas of Barcelona. She defeated USWNT star Alex Morgan to take home the grand prize. The best goalkeeper award went to Emiliano Martinez and Lionel Scaloni as they completed a stunning Argentinian trio of awards. 

It has been a glittering career so far for both players. They have ruled the world stage for several years, but the time has come for them to pave the way for younger players. Players like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are the future of soccer, and hopefully, they can replicate the magic Messi and Ronaldo produced for the best part of a decade. 

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