A month after the victory of Argentina within Qatar World Cup the awards keep coming Leo Messi and one of the main people in his career wanted to have words of praise for his great work. We are talking Frank Rijkaardformer coach of boat where the Argentine made his debut as a Barça player, who gave an interview to ‘Helden Magazine’ and revealed that he encouraged the albiceleste so that his former student could win the World Cup.
“It’s not like there were tears on my cheeks after the World Cup final, but I was able to cheer like a puppy because Messi did it. He’s also weird, right? I was watching the World Cup final between Argentina and France as a fan of Messi. I think he got what he deserved”, said Rijkaardwho fondly remembered the demeanor he had Messi with his son when they were in a Training at Barca in 2017.
“My son Santi really wanted to see a game in Barcelona. I wasn’t a fan of stadiums at the time. I got the tickets through the team representative, Carles Naval. Carles said: ‘Then go you in a training session.’ Messi was super nice and approachable. We hugged and took pictures. Of course that was happy for my son. When I met Messi again after a long time, he made me feel something special. He has become the big star that the whole ang The football world is watching with their mouths open”, pointed out Rijkaardwho after leaving the national team of Saudi Arabia in 2013 ended his time as a coach.
Source: La Verdad
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