Lionel Messi whispered in English to Patrick Mahomes and it went viral: What the GOATs said about football and soccer

During the pre-season tour of Saudi Arabia, Lionel Messi He gave a relaxed interview on one of that country’s most popular podcasts. There, the Argentine star revealed that, in addition to football, These months of stay in the United States had directed him towards American footballthe king of sport in that North American country. “I really like tennis, basketball, paddle tennis. Now that I’m in the United States, I’m learning a lot about American football. Today, giving it more importance and understanding it, I look at it and enjoy it.”, He said. And this Saturday, in his visit with a goal and an assist against Sporting KC, the big Bang: greeted the world champion with the Argentine national team Patrick Mahomesthe GOAT of football.

The meeting had an informal tone, shortly before Inter Miami went to warm up at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs, current two-time NFL champions. Messi went through the bowels of that gigantic construction of which he showed off a record 72,610 spectators, when a door opened and immediately identified Mahomes.

There was a high five and a heartfelt hug, as well as a brief exchange of words in which Mahomes’ high voice dominated, but in which Messi also managed to whisper to him a phrase in English that went viral on social media. It is known that hearing the 37-year-old from Rosario speak in a language other than Spanish is atypical.

A paragraph to understand who Pat Mahomes is. Although in reality six words are enough. He is the Messi of American football. At 28 years old he is considered one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the sport that reigns in the land of Uncle Sam. So that those who don’t understand anything can understand: they are the usual strong guys who are the little guys in the movie in hundreds of feature film plots. made in Hollywood. Furthermore, he is a shareholder of the city team that competes in the MLS.

“Pleased to meet you”, was the phrase in a low voice that was heard in the exchange that lasted just a few seconds. The Mahomes thing was a little longer and more intense. “You’re the best, man, have fun out there”the quarterback said to the Argentine captain of Inter Miami. It seemed like a premonition.

The fact is that Messi gave his recital on the playing field. A great goal with a mid-range missile and an assist for the young Paraguayan Diego Gómez, a 3-2 winner that pulls him out of a bad streak of five games without a win (three defeats and two draws between MLS and Concachampions).

With his contribution this Saturday, Messi accumulates five goals and five assists in five games who played in the regular season of the American tournament. He is at the top of the championship contribution table together with the Colombian Cristian Arangofrom the real Salt Lake.