Juan Román Riquelme has commented on Lionel Messi’s World Cup with the Argentina national team.
Riquelme spoke about Lionel Messi at the World Cup. Speaking in an interview with Diario Olé, here is what he had to say:
“I enjoyed Argentina’s World Cup. It’s impossible not to enjoy seeing Messi play with a ball.
“He plays another sport. He’s not like the rest… Hopefully he wants to play many more years, ha.
“Us Argentines are fortunate that he decided to play for our country and not for Spain.
“Messi deserves the love that he has from the entire world. I believe that is the best thing that can happen to him.
“I spoke with him during the World Cup. I have a nice relationship with him. I don’t like to bother him too much but I’m fortunate to be able to talk to him.
“I think he enjoyed this World Cup much more than the last one. He came having won it, you can see him enjoying every match, it was beautiful.”
