It's been a year since Argentina won the Copa America. The moment Messi realised he'd finally won a trophy with his nation was truly special ❤️
After all the heartache in former finals, and all the near misses, and criticism of not winning an international trophy, Messi was clearly delighted at finally breaking his duck.."There would be no better moment than this. The happiness is immense, I knew that at some point it was going to happen. The happiness I feel right now indescribable.
"After the last Copa I told these players that they will be the future of the National Team. I was not mistaken, and now today we are champions. "I had a lot of confidence in this group, which has grown in strength since the last Copa America. They are a group of very good people, who advance and do not complain.Messi had been the best player in the tournament, winning the Golden Ball prize to confirm it, and shared the Golden Boot prize for top scorer with Liverpool's Luis Diaz.
Finally winning the South American title also lead Messi to win a seventh Ballon d'Or title, beating Robert Lewandowski to the honour.Shortly after the forward's life was turned upside down as he left Barcelona after a career spent exclusively at the Nou Camp, joining PSG where he didn't have a good season.
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