Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, David Beckham and many in the football world wished Lionel Messi a happy birthday on Saturday.

June 24 is a day that is remembered for many reasons in Argentina. Diego Maradona, Claudio Caniggia and Argentina eliminated Brazil from the 1990 World Cup on this date.

Maxi Rodriguez scored one of the greatest World Cup goals ever in Argentina’s win against Mexico at the 2006 World Cup. It’s the birthday of an Argentine genius, one who wore the number 10 shirt and before Lionel Messi. It’s Juan Roman Riquelme’s birthday.

And they are all worth celebrating. But June 24 is also Lionel Messi’s birthday. The birthday of the World Cup winner. The man who completed football. And many in football wished the Best player in the world a happy birthday.

On behalf of the entire Mundo Albiceleste family, we would like to wish World Cup champion Lionel Messi a very happy birthday.

Ángel Di María wished Lionel Messi a happy birthday on Instagram with the caption:

“Happy birthday friend. Have a beautiful day”.

The city of Rosario in Argentina which is Lionel Messi’s hometown also wished him a happy birthday. Messi replied, thanking them on Instagram.

Mbappé took to Instagram to wish Messi a happy birthday. He posted a picture of them both from the World Cup final. Here is what he posted:

“Happy birthday legend. Lionel Messi.
Wishing you the best day possible with your family and friends.
Thank you for these 2 years together in Paris, I learned a lot from you as a player, partner, opponent and man.
For that alone I am thankful.
Good luck on your new adventure.”

Another one of Messi’s former team mates wished him a happy birthday. Neymar posed a picture of them both at PSG with the caption “Feliz cumple amigo”.

David Beckham, part owner of Inter Miami, Messi’s next club, posted on Instagram writing “Happy birthday my friend, special year ahead”.

Manchester United’s Spanish Twitter page even tweeted out a picture of Lisandro Martinez and Lionel Messi writing:

“Licha and the birthday boy”.

Ángel Di María wishing Lionel Messi a happy birthday on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/mjUwDarMBv

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) June 24, 2023

Lionel Messi thanking Rosario for their birthday wishes. Via his Instagram.pic.twitter.com/Kc936dpGH1

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) June 24, 2023

Kylian Mbappé wishing Lionel Messi a happy birthday on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/eBBiq4L530

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) June 24, 2023

Neymar wishing Lionel Messi a happy birthday on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/xGRp26knPm

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) June 24, 2023

David Beckam wishing Lionel Messi a happy birthday on his Instagram. pic.twitter.com/XomqcCsTco

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) June 24, 2023

“Licha and the birthday boy”. 🇦🇷 https://t.co/3MAUEuZRIx

— Mundo Albiceleste ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) June 24, 2023

Lionel Messi spoke about what has changed since winning the World Cup and the World Cup itself.

Messi has completed football. There isn’t a trophy with the Argentina national team or in European football he has not won. And the best player got his crowning moment on December 18, 2022 when he lifted the World Cup trophy.

The Argentine gave an interview to Bein Sports and a snippet of it was released on Friday. On Saturday, the interview was released. Here is what he had to say when asked about the World Cup itself and the match against Saudi Arabia:

“Starting off the first match that way was one of the keys. It was a hard hit for us. From there, we started to play in a different way because we knew that any mistake could result in us being out.

“We all believed that it was going to be the easiest match in the group and it was the opposite. Seeing it today with everythnig that happened, it was a blow at the right time and it suited us well.”

“In my day to day, my life or training, absolutely nothing has changed for me being a world champion. The only thing I can say is that we have one more star in the history of World Cups. Nothing is missing. I got everything.”

Lionel Messi spoke about his time at Paris Saint-Germain.

Messi gave an interview to Bein Sports which is set to be released on Saturday but a snippet of the interview has been released. Messi commented about his time in Paris with Paris Saint-Germain and the relationship with the fans. Here is what he had to say:

“At first, my arrival to Paris was great. I received a lot of support as I have said many times, but then people started to treat me differently.

“There was a break with a good part of the public. Of course it was not my intention. But these are things that have already happened with Mbappe and Ney, too.

“I keep the memory of all of those people who respected me and I respected them since I arrived. I keep the memory of Neymar and Kylian who supported me from the beginning…”

The full interview is expected to be released on Saturday.