Leo Messi collected the award recognizing him as the player with the most titles in the history of soccer from Juan Ignacio Gallardo, director of MARCA, and Jorge Mas, owner of Inter Miami. The Argentine star expressed his gratitude for the award.
“We already have a long-standing relationship with MARCA. They were very good to choose an Argentine and a Catalan. They are my two homes. It’s where I’m happy. But today we are also in a place where we are very happy. Without knowing me, they were very right.”
The Chase Stadium was the venue for the award ceremony. Numerous personalities gathered to honor Messi as the champion of champions: 46 collective titles and 56 individual titles adorn an almost unattainable list of honors.
Responding to q question of if he remembered his first title as a kid, Messi said, “I saw pictures of my first trophy as a kid, but I don’t remember it. Surely, like some of my children, I wasn’t aware of everything that was to come. I enjoyed soccer from a very young age. It’s my passion”.
On if he counts titles, Messi said, “I don’t count titles. Mostly the individual ones. It was spectacular to see the video. A lot of things go through my head. We’ve also had some difficult moments. Not everything is pretty. The disappointments helped me to grow”.
Speaking on the Argentina national team, he said, “I love playing soccer. I was recently in a packed Monumental with Argentina, chanting my name and that of my teammates. I’ve been through a lot of bad times with Argentina and I’m grateful for the moment I’m living now. I’m taking advantage of it because time is running out. The love I have for this sport is very great. We came here to make this club bigger, I didn’t come here to retire. We are lucky to win so many titles”.
On his next goal or dream, Messi said, “I was able to fulfill all my dreams and achieved many more than I dreamed of as a kid. God gave it to me. I was able to achieve the biggest dream of a player, which is a World Cup. I won many titles in the club of my life, which is Barcelona. I also won in Paris and now with Inter. I’m fighting to continue to achieve many more things”.
