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Messi had the eligibility to play for Spain and unsurprisingly he was offered to play for them. He declined the offer for the obvious reason, his homeland, Argentina. I am a die-hard Messi fan and I often see people come up with hypotheses about what would have happened had Messi chosen Spain over Argentina.
- Messi could have won it all had he chosen Spain. However, did Messi know that Spain would be an ultimate success? The answer is NO. There is no way he could possibly know that. Therefore I do not like it when people claim that he sacrificed his chance to win it all by not choosing Spain.
- Maybe Messi could have won it all with a well-balanced Spain team, but do you think that would have made him half as much happy as he has recently been after having won Copa America? No, ditching your homeland where footballers are worshiped as gods could never be a smart move for Messi or anyone. Besides, Diego Maradona is a major reason why every boy in Argentina wants to become a footballer, and Messi was not beyond that. Just being able to become a part of Maradona's legacy is worth way more than succeeding with other countries for every Argentinian. Messi would have chosen that even if someone from the future had told him about the future.
Many people ridicule Messi's decision to have stayed in Barcelona for his entire career. They don't seem to realize that football is not an individual sport and it's not about proving yourself to others. It's an emotion that makes this game the most beloved sport of all time.
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