Ms. Kelly claims that “The King of Football” backed Messi and Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup in his final days and was overjoyed when this occurred.
Mrs. Kelly and “Football King” Pele
“When Brazil lost to Croatia (at the 2022 World Cup), my father’s situation worsened. Everyone wanted Brazil to take the throne to dedicate that trophy to my father. But he also understood that in football , anything can happen.
Everyone who came to see him after that loss questioned him, “Which team are you cheering for now? That can’t be Argentina, can it? Argentina, that’s correct, Pele retorted. Messi deserves to keep the trophy in South America, where it belongs.” The response startled everyone who heard it.
Although Pele was ill, he knew Argentina had won and that Messi had a chance to hoist the trophy. He was ecstatic “Kelly posted something to her profile.
After barely a few hours, Kelly’s share received hundreds of interactions. Since Pele’s Brazil has historically been Argentina’s main foe in the football community, many fans expressed surprιse.
In the southern Brazilian city of Tres Coracoes, Pele was born on October 23, 1940. He shown exceptional football potential from an early age before committing to a professional deal with the Santos club at the age of 16.
At the age of 16 years and 9 months, Pele scored in a 2-1 victory for Brazil over Argentina in the holy city of Maracana in July 1957.
He now holds the record for being the Selecao’s youngest player to score thanks to the goal.
This record has not yet been surpassed.
He participated in the 1958 World Cup and stood out with 6 goals, including a brace in the championship game that helped the host country win the tournament for the first time ever.
He went on to win two more titles, making him the only player to date to have won three World Cups.
Pele is the only player to have won the World Cup three times
Argentina receives 35 gold-plated iPhones from Messi
After Argentina won the World Cup, captain Lionel Messi spent $ 210,000 on 35 gold-plated iPhones to be given to teammates, coaches, and team staff.
Messi custom-designs each iPhone with a 24-carat gold-plated component, the Argentina logo, and the full names of all team members printed on the back.
“Lionel wanted to do something special and fun to celebrate life’s proudest moment,” a source told the Sun. “He contacted businessman Ben Lyons and the two came up with the design together.”
Lyons is the CEO of iDesign Gold, the design unit that Messi entrusted with this special task. He said that Messi is a longtime customer of the company and contacted to make a request to make 35 gold-plated iPhones a few months after the 2022 World Cup final.
“He said he wanted to give special gifts to the players and staff members to celebrate the victory, but did not want to give the usual gift of watches. So I proposed giving a gold-plated iPhone with print their names, and Messi likes the idea,” Lyons rҽvealed.
Argentina defeated France in the decisive penalty shootout to win the 2022 World Cup in December. Messi received the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, which is given to the competition’s top performer. With five goals and three assists, the 35-year-old forward helped Argentina advance to the championship match. He had a direct hand in eight of the 12 goals the host team scored from the group stage through the completion of the semifinals.
Messi proceeded to leave his impact on the game as he directly scored two goals, one of which was a penalty that started the scoring and set up the other goal’s scenario.
He also made the opening penalty kick, giving his teammates more assurance to perform well in the ensuing three rounds and help Argentina win 4-2.
Messi’s impressive prize collection will be complete with the World Cup victory.
He has triumphed in the most prominent national and club events.
In addition, Messi made history in 2014 and 2022 by becoming the first player to win the World Cup Golden Ball twice.