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Di Maria: Messi Is the Greatest Player in History After World Cup Final Defeat
Former Argentina winger Angel Di Maria has declared Lionel Messi as the greatest player in football history, thanking his fellow countryman for “carrying our flag to the very top of the world” after Argentina’s 1-0 World Cup final defeat to Spain.
Di Maria, who played alongside Messi for several years and won the 2022 World Cup together, said: “Thank you for being Argentine. Thank you for carrying our flag to the very top of the world.
Thank you for being an example, both as a player and as a person. You are the greatest in history. You are eternal.” Despite the defeat, Messi’s legacy as one of football’s all-time greats remains secure.
Key Points:
Di Maria called Messi “the greatest in history.”
He thanked Messi for carrying Argentina’s flag to the top of the world.
He praised Messi as an example both as a player and as a person.
The pair won the 2022 World Cup together in Qatar.
Messi’s legacy remains secure despite the final defeat.
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