Napoli forward, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia has come out to share his surprise interaction with Lionel Messi at the Ballon d’Or ceremony last month. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, Messi was sitting close to him during the ceremony, and despite the players getting warned not to stand up during the ad break, Messi walked up to him to shake his hands.
Kvaratskhelia added that he appreciated that moment so much because Messi is such an amazing person.
His words, “Messi was sitting to the right of me. During the commercial break, we were warned not to stand up and move around a lot, so I stayed seated. Suddenly, he got up and came towards me. I didn’t understand what was happening, but he lifted his arm and shook my hand. I appreciate it so much, he is an amazing person.”
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).
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