@FootynewsYOU DID IT AGAIN, IDOL! Lionel Messi has just demonstrated, once again, that his story makes no sense. At 39 years old, after coming one step away from lifting another World Cup with Argentina, he has been recognized once more among the best footballers on the planet. 17 Ballon d'Or nominations. The first was in 2006, when he was merely a 19-year-old boy beginning to conquer Europe. The 2026 nomination comes 20 years later, with Messi still competing among the best. He no longer plays in Europe; he has spent three seasons in the United States and is 39 years old. But even so, he remains among the top 30 footballers on the planet. It is not normal. It has no comparison. It is Lionel Messi. Time has passed for everyone, but it seems to have forgotten him.

@FootynewsYOU DID IT AGAIN, IDOL! Lionel Messi has just demonstrated, once again, that his story makes no sense. At 39 years old, after coming one step away from lifting another World Cup with Argentina, he has been recognized once more among the best footballers on the planet. 17 Ballon d'Or nominations. The first was in 2006, when he was merely a 19-year-old boy beginning to conquer Europe. The 2026 nomination comes 20 years later, with Messi still competing among the best. He no longer plays in Europe; he has spent three seasons in the United States and is 39 years old. But even so, he remains among the top 30 footballers on the planet. It is not normal. It has no comparison. It is Lionel Messi. Time has passed for everyone, but it seems to have forgotten him.