‘I am here to say goodbye’: Lionel Messi tearful as Barcelona exit looms
An emotional Lionel Messi has revealed he expected to extend his stay at Barcelona, but is now a free agent after financial issues at the Catalan club left them unable to pay the Argentinian’s wages. Speaking at his farewell press conference on Sunday morning, a tearful Messi said: ‘This year, my family and I were convinced we were going to stay at home, that’s what we all wanted more than anything. We’d always made this our own, we were at home. We thought we would be staying here in Barcelona. But today, we have to say goodbye to all of this.’
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la liga is every year weaker and weaker, no ronaldo,neymar,messi….
Making room for the new superstars lol
no ramos, xavi, iniesta
@Milky Ligue 1
Bundesliga
Serie A
Premier league
Major League Soccer
@Mia Mitten Ligue 1
Bundesliga
Serie A
Premier league
Major League Soccer
Can’t to watch el Classico between vinicius and demuele 🤥
Unrelated, but I honestly prefer subtitles over voiceovers. Despite not being so fluent in Spanish, I can obviously comprehend his emotional state much better this way than if there was a voiceover. The greatest footballer to grace this Earth has left his true club. Farewell Leo, you’ll be missed. <3
@Aman you made it sound like he died “you’ll be missed <3"
@David Barca Pedri better than beckham lol mate you are a very stupid boy
It is always better with subtitles, as the director of the film parasites already said, each voice has its own tonality and emotion that cannot be copied
After ronaldo.
@David Barca Why disrespect Ronaldo
this can literally make fans of other teams around the entire world cry
@leos chamber ! Who do you consider masculine and has cried in front of everyone? Masculine man never shows weakness.
@Number 1 chess champion sket A real man is the one who leads, not wipe his tears
@PrimeVids like..every man i’ve seen in the world so far? they’ve all cried(not in public mostly)
Lol dont be so ridiculous and stupid
The only ones crying are the Barca fans
He will always be a legend at Barcelona , he was my favourite player since I was a kid !
@neuron324r shut the hell up
@neuron324r cry more kid i see you replying to every comment like a salty kid
I think what hurt the most is not seeing the fans. Just that one last time man, it kills me to see it this way.
And I never thought I would see something more heartbreaking than Iker Casillas leaving Real Madrid.
Even if i’m a CR7 fan, i admire messi for his talent… He’s born to be a legend of football…
and me too.
Hell no
SIUUUUU!!
They both are talented (legends) players they both plays well and score a lot of goals
same
Yes
I never bought Messi in Fifa in career mode, because Messi is a Barcelona player. Thank you for the fact that I live at a time when this man plays football. When I hear the word football, I immediately think of it as Messi from Barcelona, the most dedicated footballer in the world. Goodbye Legend !!!
(yes, English is not my first language, sorry)
Me to
You need to look up how to use the apostrophes
Berselona
@Chris Johansen ohhhhh the Grammer police
‘I wanted to stay’: Lionel Messi tearful at Barcelona exit as free transfer looms ► https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/08/lionel-messi-tearful-barcelona-transfer