Argentina FA training facility renamed after Lionel Messi

Argentina FA training facility renamed after Lionel Messi

By Alipate Narawa
27/03/2023
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The Argentina national team’s training facility has been renamed after talismanic captain Lionel Messi in recognition of his World Cup heroics and star-studded career, the country’s football association (AFA) said over the weekend.

The Casa de Ezeiza in Buenos Aires, which houses the national team set-up, will now be known as Lionel Andres Messi “in tribute to the best player in the world,” AFA president Claudio Tapia wrote on Twitter.

Messi ended Argentina’s 36-year wait for the World Cup, emulating the late Diego Maradona when he led them to victory against France in a pulsating final in Qatar in December.

Messi says he feels very happy and adds the tribute is very, very special, after unveiling the plaque bearing his name.

The World Cup had been the one piece of silverware missing from Messi’s extraordinary career, during which he has been voted the world’s best player a record seven times and won the Copa America, 11 league titles and four Champions League titles among other major honours.

Source: CNN

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