This June 24, while the 2026 World Cup is being held, the world of football has also been watching of Lionel Messi, since this Wednesday the Argentine player and top scorer in the history of the World Cup turns 39 years old.
Since the early hours of this Wednesday, the Argentine’s social networks have been full of messages and congratulatory posts, as well as videos where they compile their best plays.
There have been many teams, football figures, content creators and even people outside of football who have given their congratulatory messages to Lionel Messi.
One of them was the official account of the Argentina national team, which published a compilation video of Messi, from his plays, the relationship he has with other members of his team, his family and even excerpts from his childhood.
Another publication that quickly went viral was that of FC Barcelona. The official account of the culé team also congratulated Messi on his birthday. “One more year celebrating greatness,” was the message from the Spanish team.
Other entities dedicated to football also wrote to Messi for his birthday, such as the case of Messi herself. FIFA, Conmebol, the French club Paris Saint Germain, France’s Ligue 1, Argentina’s River Plate, and even accounts from other sports such as the NFL.
Regarding other players who congratulated Messi, they are from the former English player David Beckham, Ángel Di María, Julián Álvarez, Lionel Scaloni.
Even people outside the sport congratulated Messi for his birthday, as in the case of Javier Milei, president of Argentina.
In the midst of the celebrations, Messi and the Argentina team prepare for their last match of the group stage of the World Cup against Jordan, which will be next June 27.