How Messi Went From Beloved to Hated—and Back

How Messi Went From Beloved to Hated—and Back—in Argentina

On a recent episode of What Next, I spoke with Garsd about how Lionel Messi got to Qatar—and why so many fans are rooting for him.

How do people view Messi in Argentina Now Compared to Maradona?

People's Messi's age or less (myself included) identified with him and really took everything that happened to him personally, and were rooting ...

How Argentina Came to Love Lionel Messi at the World Cup

It was decided that Messi's father would go with him, while his mother and his three siblings stayed in Rosario. He was a rising star in Spain ...

Messi on World Cup win: Argentina hated me, now fans love me

"I didn't question why they [some Argentina fans] didn't want me. I saw how they attacked me from many places. I was living in two opposite ...

NPR podcast tells the story behind Lionel Messi's journey to his final ...

And I became just really fascinated with his relationship with his home country. And even though, you know, Lionel Messi is a huge superstar, ...

Why do Argentinians hate Messi? - Quora

The problem reflects itself in a simple way: Argentina, along a century, had three players that became worldwide relevant in different points in ...

Messi on World Cup win: After struggles in Argentina, fans love me

... turned criticism into praise from Argentina fans ... Messi said he was fortunate to be so beloved at Barcelona and it was his biggest dream to win ...

Messi tries to end a losing streak for Argentina : La última copa/The ...

It goes back to 1986. In preparation for the World Cup, the national squad trained in the mountain town of Tilcara, in Argentina. The players ...

Lionel Messi hasn't always been beloved in Argentina. A World Cup ...

He's always dreaming about going back and playing for the national team in World Cups, for example. You know, what my podcast focuses on is how ...

Why Lionel Messi hates playing for Argentina in World Cup

He has felt the burden of being anointed as a national treasure at a young age and still carries the weight of his country's World Cup hopes — ...

The comical tale of when Aguero met Messi - FIFA

Not in a long, long time had an Argentina-based kid been showered in mega-hype akin to Sergio Aguero. You had to go way back to the 1970s.

Will Argentina Ever Truly Love Lionel Messi? - Slate Magazine

International soccer stars must serve both club and country, and this can create the perception of divided loyalties. Barcelona invested in ...

'Loser' Lionel Messi Called Out by French Midfielder After ...

'Loser' Lionel Messi Called Out by French Midfielder After Argentina's Historic Win Over Brazil – “Now I Hate Him So Much” · Lionel Messi's clash ...

Messi And Argentina Players Get Angry At Netherlands ... - YouTube

Messi puts his hands behind his ears because it's something Riquelme, another retired Argentine player, used to do whit a goal.

From Hate to Hero: Lionel Messi's Journey with Argentina - TikTok

1225 Likes, TikTok video from FC Motivate (@_fcmotivate): “Explore Lionel Messi's tumultuous relationship with Argentina, from being hated ...

When Barcelona signed with me, Van Gaal did not like it. He forced ...

He did everything for the team, for the people and for the players and made Argentina a red line. If you cross it, Messi will destroy you.

Argentina and Lionel Messi: The saddest country and the saddest ...

His father worked at a steel plant outside town. As a boy he was gifted athletically, but ill. He was diagnosed with a growth-hormone deficiency ...

Mythbuster: Messi isn't as loved in Argentina as Barcelona - Goal.com

He does not 'feel the shirt'. He never sings the anthem. When the going gets tough, he goes missing. Deep down, he would rather be back in ...

Please, please, please just try to enjoy and appreciate Lionel ...

Lionel Messi missed a penalty kick in the Copa America final and Argentina came up short in another major tournament. Messi cried, quit the national team and ...

From Poverty to Power, Footballers who grew up poor

After that, a series of clubs in Argentina rejected Messi, only Barca was outstretched to help. At the end of 2000, he officially joined ...