{"id":328,"date":"2024-06-25T06:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T06:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?p=328"},"modified":"2024-06-25T06:43:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T06:43:59","slug":"my-footballing-prowess-a-gift-from-god-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/06\/25\/my-footballing-prowess-a-gift-from-god-messi\/","title":{"rendered":"My footballing prowess a gift from God\u00a0 \u2013 Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-329\" src=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/messi-world-cup-1-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/messi-world-cup-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/messi-world-cup-1-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/messi-world-cup-1-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/messi-world-cup-1-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/messi-world-cup-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Amah<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi, Argentine football star has attributed his football talent to God.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The 37-year-old\u00a0Inter\u00a0Miami\u00a0super star said he had tried to make the most of the gift he was given.<\/p>\n<p>Messi is currently with his native Argentina at the Copa Am\u00e9rica in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Argentine podcaster, Juan Pablo Varsky,\u00a0 the soccer star said: &#8220;It\u2019s very clear to me that I was born like this because God chose me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a gift he gave me. I tried to take advantage of it, I did everything possible to squeeze the most out of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is, although I did many things, I did nothing to become the player that I already was when I was little.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Messi, who began his playing career at Newell\u2019s Old Boys and joined Barcelona\u2019s youth team aged 13,\u00a0is the most decorated football player of all time.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He has won the Ballon d\u2019Or a record eight times and lifted his 44th trophy after helping Inter Miami win the 2023 Leagues Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Amah Lionel Messi, Argentine football star has attributed his football talent to God. 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