Lionel Messi honored with a statue at the headquarters of a South American soccer team
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The South American Football Confederation presented the 35-year-old Argentine star with a statuette on Monday, which will be placed alongside football legends Pele and Diego Maradona at the CONMEBOL museum.
Honors for Lionel Messi keep coming after Argentina's World Cup triumph. The South American Football Confederation presented the 35-year-old Argentine star with a statuette on Monday, which will be placed alongside football legends Pele and Diego Maradona at the CONMEBOL museum.
Messi also received replicas of the World Cup and Finalissima trophies won by Argentina against Italy at a ceremony ahead of the Copa Libertadores draw. His teammates and manager Lionel Scaloni have also received trophies in miniature, including the 2021 Copa America trophies won in Brazil.
"We are living a very special and beautiful moment, we receive a lot of love," Messi said during the ceremony."It's time for the South American team to win the World Cup again." Argentina defeated Panama 2-0 in Buenos Aires on Thursday in their first international match since winning the World Cup in Qatar last December. Scaloni's side take on Curacao on Tuesday to celebrate with their fans in the rural town of Santiago del Estero.
