“When I won the World Cup, I immediately ran to my mom for a hug because she’s the reason I won.” Lionel Messi

“When I won the World Cup, I immediately ran to my mom for a hug because she’s the reason I won.” Lionel Messi

“After a series of faîlures at the world Cup, my mom told me that I’ll never retire without winning a world cup. I know I never really doubt myself but I doubted if I would ever win the world cup. And that’s because you can win every trophy that there is in football but if you don’t win a world cup for your country, then it doesn’t mean anything.

So winning the World Cup was a dream come true, not just for me, but for my entire family especially my mom. And in that moment, I ran to hug my mum because I wanted share my joy with the person who’s been my rock, my inspiration, and my everything. She’s my biggest fan and I’ll forever love her.” Lionel Messi