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“I Think That Messi Guy…”- US President Joe Biden Posts a Cryptic Message to Argentina’s President After Lionel Messi’s FIFA World Cup Victory

Published 12/20/2022, 6:48 AM EST

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The FIFA World Cup has ended, but fans worldwide can’t stop praising Lionel Messi. Social media is still trending with Messi. Celebs and politicians aren’t behind in congratulating the Argentine team and its captain. The US President, Joe Biden, has come up with a cryptic message for the player while responding to a tweet from his Argentine counterpart. 

Messi finally won the trophy he craved for. It was the only trophy that was missing out from his cabinet, and, we can safely say, he completed the soccer. However, the weird message from Biden today over Messi’s future is in the headlines. 

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Argentina is the World Champion, and everyone is showering Messi with praises

Qatar FIFA World Cup ended emphatically with a final to remember. The Argentine team came out as winners on penalties. The Argentine President posted a brilliant video to congratulate the team and Messi on Twitter. His counterpart from the US congratulated him with a message for Messi“Congratulations to you, Alberto, and to every Argentinian for yesterday’s hard-fought and well-deserved victory. You know, I think that Messi guy might have a future.”.

Lionel Messi scored twice to give Argentina the lead, but France was in no mood to give up. The hat-trick by their talisman Kylian Mbappe meant the game went to the penalties. 

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The Argentine goalkeeper who won the Golden Glove saved a penalty in the shootout to help the team win the trophy. Lionel Messi was named the best player and won the Golden Ball award. His PSG teammate Mbappe won the Golden Boot with eight goals in the World Cup.

Argentina was crowned World Champions for the third time in history, their first World Cup trophy after 1986. They came close in 2014 but lost to a last-gasp winner from Germany. The fans were anticipating it would be the last international game for Messi, but the player has cleared the air about his future. 

Lionel Messi to continue playing with Argentina’s national team

Lionel Messi has earned the right to decide on his future after guiding Argentina to the World Cup trophy. The player is enjoying soccer and wants to continue with the national team as a World Champion. Although it remains to be seen what his club’s future holds.

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Messi in January will be in his last six months of the PSG contract. PSG chief has recently said he wants the player to continue and will offer a new deal to extend the contract. There are offers from Inter Miami and FC Barcelona too. 

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Meanwhile, the player will think about his future in February next year and will now enjoy the vacation as World Champion before returning to PSG for the second half of the season.

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Let us know in the comments below your thoughts on Joe Biden’s message and Messi’s future. 

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Nikhil Nibe

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Nikhil is a Soccer writer at EssentiallySports. He is a pharmaceutics graduate holding a PG degree in management with marketing as a specialization. A sales professional since 2011, he decided to change the course of his career into a sports writer to follow his passion for Soccer.
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