Soccer is a beautiful sport, as it combines great athletes from all corners of the world. It is a platform for culture to mix and a great test of athleticism. However, with players moving across clubs like chess pieces, sometimes players ended up somewhere that isn’t great for them and their careers.
The biggest example of such a transfer in recent years has to be when Ronaldo came back to Manchester United. No matter how excited fans were, this deal would fall flat on its face quicker than anyone ever saw coming. However, the latest such news is coming from one of the former teammates of Lionel Messi.
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One of the most anticipated and the last face-off is in the works. The Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo match is set to be played in a few hours. The whole world is excited and it should be after a long time two titans of the soccer world are set to collide. But one of the former teammates of Messi has made a little kerfuffle in the US soccer community.
Hard to adjust for former Lionel Messi teammate
It is brought to in soccer community recently that the new signing of the LA Galaxy, the ex-Barcelona youngster Riqui Puig, is having a hard time in LA. The major blow according to sources in infamous LA traffic. Here is how fans reacted to this news:
Hes a young multimilinaire athlete from Barcelona how THE FUCK is he not going to parties and getting laid every weekend in LA? https://t.co/rYhqoQHEG9
— Lux (@Cro__Lux) January 18, 2023
Only boring people get bored.
— Absent-Minded Professor (@geodudetweeting) January 19, 2023
Bored in LA as a pro athlete w/ lots of $$? Sounds like a you problem.
— Peter J. McNulty 🇺🇦 (@PeteMcNulty9702) January 18, 2023
He doesn’t like travelling by car….lol I’m guessing he didn’t do his research before moving to LA ? I think a lot of Europeans have this grandeur vision of the US until they move there and find out it’s not exactly what was expected
— Will Dunn – WD Photography 🇺🇦 (@WDPhotography3) January 18, 2023
Welcome to America. Should’ve done some research 😅
— Corbin Williams (@CorbinWilliams_) January 18, 2023
Barcelona boi can't adjust to a real driving city https://t.co/8dDoAADvsd
— Nando (@nandorvila) January 19, 2023
If he’s bored in LA, he’d be down right suicidal in Columbus, St. Louis, or really half the other cities with MLS teams. He should consider himself lucky to be in LA.
— Samuel Johnson (@TestingMyFunny) January 18, 2023
King of being bored
— Rebecah ✨ (@BecahJayy) January 19, 2023
Now, some fans agreed with this take. It makes sense given the horrible state of car dependency LA is in currently. The whole world knows about the gut-wrenching traffic the city face.
— Riqui Puig (@RiquiPuig) January 19, 2023
Even he and his team are making fun of this take at this point. Given he came from literally a walkers’ paradise, his take isn’t very absurd. However, few fans would see it that way.
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The star has played 42 matches for Barcelona FC, many of which came playing alongside arguably the biggest soccer star in the world, Lionel Messi. However, soon after Messi left Barcelona after playing with them for 17 years, Puig left Europe altogether to try to make a big name in MLS.
The victorious return for the champion
While the young midfielder allegedly was struggling to adjust to LA traffic, Lionel Messi won the pinnacle of soccer. After winning FIFA World Cup 2022 in what can only be described as a heart-attacks-inducing final match, Messi was on a break for a while.
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Around a week ago, he made his return for PSG on the pitch against Angers. The match went as well as you’d expect, where PSG won 2-0 and Messi scored the 2nd goal in the 72nd minute for the team. However, he will be playing one of the most anticipated matches in a few hours. Tell us your predictions for the game in the comments.