Lionel Messi Pele: When the world lost a gem in Pele near the end of 2022, it was a very sad moment for football fraternity, fans and players. Pele’s daughter, Kely Nascimento, has shared a heartwarming story about her father during the World Cup. She revealed that the three-time world champion hoped Lionel Messi would win the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Kely also revealed that she passed on her father’s encouragement to Messi through the Argentine’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo. Follow Lionel Messi LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
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Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player in history, died on December 29 at the age of 82, just 11 days after Messi and his teammates won the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The legendary forward, who was battling colon cancer at the time, watched the World Cup from his hospital bed while tweeting his support for Brazil on a regular basis.
Pelé is supporting Messi and all of Argentina 🇦🇷#FIFAWorldCup
🎥: iamkelynascimento, Pelé’s daughter (IG) pic.twitter.com/s6AmcCDXcd
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 (@sportingnews) December 13, 2022
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Pele backed Argentina after Brazil was eliminated from the competition. Kely recounted her encounter with Messi’s spouse Antonella Roccuzzo on Instagram, where she also shared the tale of Pele’s devotion for bitter rivals Argentina.
Her caption read, ‘Story time: This is the very pretty and kind Antonela Roccuzzo, Messi’s wife. I didn’t have the opportunity to meet Messi, so when I met her in the magical place of every party (the women’s restroom), I passed on a message to him through her.’
Her caption continued, ‘When Brazil lost to Croatia (in the quarterfinals), my dad was already getting worse. Everyone wanted Brazil to win the World Cup for my dad, no one more than the selecao! But my dad knew better than most what football is like. And it was the possibility of any team being able to win that, he would always say was what he loved about the beautiful game.’
‘After Brazil’s exit, everyone that came into his hospital room (all day, every day until the final!!!) would ask him: ‘and now Pele? Now, who do you want to win? Surely not Argentina!!!’ And he would say, ‘Yes Argentina! The trophy has to come back to South America, and Messi has to win.’
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She ended by saying, ‘Everyone would feign (and sometimes not even feign) horror! What?! Argentina?! “And he simply would say, ‘yes, Messi wins’. He didn’t ever get to watch the final on television, but he knew that Argentina had won and that Messi had lifted the trophy, and he was happy.’
Looking at the rivalry between Brazil and Argentina, it is quite heartwarming to see a legend like Pele back Lionel Messi. It would have made the Brazilian legend happy to have seen Leo finally win the cup that he really desired.
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