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.

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:

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.

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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.