Lamine Yamal, the star of the Spanish national team, revealed the words he received from the legend Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina, after their match on Sunday evening in the final of the FIFA World Cup tournament.
MetLife Stadium hosted the World Cup final match between Argentina and Spain in the final of the 2026 World Cup edition, where the latter won with a goal without reply.
After the match, Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi exchanged an emotional hug, and the former revealed what the Argentine captain said to him, in statements published by the English newspaper "Metro".
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Lamine Yamal said: "Messi is the greatest player in history, he is a person whom I have always considered a role model, I wanted to show my respect for him after the match (he went to him to shake his hand)".
He added, "He told me to continue my career and that the future belongs to our generation, these words are like the gold medal that I wear in value, they are equal to it".
He continued: "If someone had told me a few years ago that I would be here to lift the World Cup after playing against Lionel Messi, I would have thought he was crazy".
