Former Nottingham Forest, Sam Surridge has come out to reflect on facing Lionel Messi in the MLS. He recently revealed that the Inter Miami star dazzled in the latest final they faced off in, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, facing the Argentine forward was definitely a surreal experience because he saw Messi not do too much on the pitch before making something happen out of nothing in a flash.
Sam added that he intends to watch and learn a lot more from the Ballon d’Or winner because he is the absolute best.
His words, “It was quite a surreal experience, especially as it was a final. It was something I didn’t think would happen, playing against Messi in a final, so yeah, it was a bit crazy. We felt we should have won with our second-half performance and obviously Messi was the one who scored the equaliser. He wasn’t really doing much. At one point, he was just standing on the side of the pitch. And then suddenly within a minute, he gets the ball and puts it in the top corner. That’s something he does in games that I can perhaps try and learn from. But it was all quite incredible, to be honest. After Messi’s arrival, you can see how much Major League Soccer is growing and the World Cup in 2026 is also going to play a huge part.”
WOW.
Lionel Andrés Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.
Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.
With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).
He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).
Support InfoStride News' Credible Journalism: Only credible journalism can guarantee a fair, accountable and transparent society, including democracy and government. It involves a lot of efforts and money. We need your support. Click here to Donate