Messi and his magic on the World Cup ball. Photo: AP
It is less than seven months before the 2022 World Cup starts in Qatar. The football world is looking forward to what will happen in and around Doha between November 21 and December 18. And Lionel Messi is one of them. It was obvious this Thursday when he was seen participating in an advertising action where he started using the boots and ball that he will use in the big end-of-the-year event.
What did Messi do? With three balls available and a basket located about 30 meters away, Leo began to smooth his left foot. The first, inside. The second, after a few small games, is inside. And the third, how else, is also inside. The astonishment of the cell phone holder where the scene was recorded was obvious. “Wow, he got three … He got three”is heard as La Pulga smiles after fulfilling the challenge.
“1, 2, 3 …. ???? Trying @adidasfootball’s Diamond Edge boots ???????? 1, 2, 3 …. ???? @adidasfootball feeling good in Diamond Edge ???????? #xspeedflow #createdwithadidas,” Messi posted on his social media.
And boy, did he feel the temptation in the light blue and white shoes he would wear in Qatar. He was also seen to have good feelings for Al Rihla, the ball to be used in the World Cup.
Al Rihla means “The Journey” in Arabic and its design is inspired by the culture, architecture, iconic ships and flag of Qatar, the host of the biggest sporting event of the year.
They say it was designed to meet the highest demands of today’s high-performance sport and travel faster than any previous World Cup ball.
Action in Strasbourg
Meanwhile, Messi remains focused on Paris Saint Germain, who will debut the French Ligue 1 title this Friday when they visit Strasbourg at the start of matchday 35.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team with Messi and Ángel Di María, but without the injured Leandro Paredes and Mauro Icardi will play from 4:00 pm at the Meinau stadium in Strasbourg with broadcasts from ESPN and Star+.
PSG won the tenth league in its history on Saturday after a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes against Lens with a good goal from Lionel Messi.
The Parisian team, with 78 points, is 13 ahead of Olympique de Marseille, owned by Argentine Jorge Sampaoli, and has fulfilled its obligation to capture the league title after another failure in the European Champions League.
The Argentina national team captain has reached 38 titles in his career and the first at a club other than Barcelona.
Number 30 has four games left to continue a tradition of goals that began during the 2006/07 season. In the campaign in 2005/06 when he was 18 years old and managed by Dutchman Frank Rijkaard in the Catalan team the last time Messi recorded a digit score (6) for goals.
Sixteen years later, Messi has four goals (in 22 games) but he is the second-highest assistant in the championship with 13, just below one of his teammate — and also a striker — Kylian Mbappé. .
Source: Clarin
