As Lionel Messi celebrated his 36th birthday on June 24, football fans around the globe joined in to celebrate the soccer legend’s first birthday as a World Champion. Bringing with it an air of triumph and nostalgia, this year’s birthday was certainly one for the ages.

Messi’s journey to the top has been nothing short of incredible, and he finally fulfilled his dream of winning the FIFA World Cup in Qatar with Argentina. However, the Argentine celebrated his special day in the most Messi way possible, surrounded by his wife and kids. Despite the low-key celebration, Messi’s fans around the world were in the mood to party, and they celebrated with a familiar tune – Shakira’s ‘Waka-Waka.’

Shakira’s track tops charts on Lionel Messi’s birthday

Shakira had the world’s attention in 2010 when she released one of the most iconic World Cup songs of all time, ‘Waka-Waka.’ The song has only aged like fine wine, and soccer fans still seem to enjoy it. The song has been played more than 3.6 billion times on youtube and even after 13 years, it is still topping the charts.

On Messi’s birthday, the ‘Waka Waka’ video became the 8th most-viewed video on YouTube in 24 hours. It did so with a staggering 3,066,694 views. Whether it was just a coincidence or maybe fans of the Argentinian soccer star managed to relive the World Cup-winning feel with one of the greatest soccer anthems of all time.

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The 2010 World Cup in South Africa was unforgettable for many reasons, and “Waka-Waka” was one of them. Fast forward to 2023, and the song is still playing. Along with that, Messi’s World Cup victory was a long time coming. And it’s no surprise that the fans are still celebrating. However, Messi has recently also given his American fans to celebrate something.

Lionel Messi gives his fan a teaser before his MLS debut

Lionel Messi’s announcement of his move to Inter Miami weeks ago has left fans eagerly anticipating his debut. But the 7x Ballon d’Or winner is currently on International duty and recently played in an exhibition match between Argentina and Newell’s Old Boys. The match was played in his hometown, Rosario, to honor teammate Maxi Rodriguez during his farewell game.

Within just 42 minutes of playtime, the former Barcelona star scored a spectacular hat-trick that has generated excitement amongst fans who feel that he is preparing for MLS. With Messi’s impressive performance and well-known talents on the field, Mls fans can only wait in excitement.

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