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00:00MESI ON THE TOP, MESI ON THE GOAL
00:03Anywhere on the planet, no matter what language you speak, one word means great.
00:09MESI!
00:11Just three years ago, Lionel Messi held the trophy for Argentina,
00:16leading his home country to victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
00:21That moment, and this image, becoming one of the most liked photos on Instagram,
00:26with more than 74 million likes.
00:29He is the biggest soccer star in the world, but rarely gives interviews.
00:34Pleasure to meet you.
00:35How are you?
00:35All right?
00:36Sitting down with us, because he may be getting ready to surprise the world.
00:40Take me back when you won in 2022 and you held that trophy up
00:44and you were on the shoulders of your teammates.
00:46What was going through your mind?
00:47When you won the World Cup, what was going through your mind?
00:51What I was thinking about and what I was going through to achieve that.
00:54Well, everything I went through and everything I did to achieve that,
00:57it was the dream of my life.
00:59And it all came to mind, everything I went through to get there.
01:02My family, my people, and Argentina.
01:07Messi, who grew up in Rosario, Argentina, was a soccer prodigy,
01:11recruited to play in Spain as a teenager, dominating for decades,
01:16playing professionally with teams in Barcelona and Paris.
01:19The best number 10 in the world, Lionel Andres, Messi.
01:25Then, in 2023, he made a bold move to America, similar to another star of the sport,
01:32David Beckham, who helped bring Messi to the States on the team Beckham co-owned,
01:38inner Miami.
01:38His first game, selling out, and ending with this epic goal.
01:45Messi winning it all in the final minutes.
01:48Messi!
01:51Do you believe in signs?
01:53Do you think that was a sign?
01:54Well, I'm of the belief that God always decides and does everything.
01:59And at that moment, he had that prepared for me.
02:03And now, with his team in the MLS playoffs,
02:06Messi deciding to extend his contract, telling us first why.
02:11Was it a tough decision to make to say yes?
02:13Honestly, it wasn't.
02:18I've always said that I base my decision on how I feel day to day,
02:21and how I feel physically and mentally,
02:23to continue playing and to continue being part of this club.
02:26And he still has some unfinished business.
02:30What's tougher, winning a World Cup,
02:31or getting soccer to be one of the largest, most premier sports in the United States?
02:39Well, I think that growing soccer in the United States is possible.
02:42I think it's time to do it.
02:45And soccer will get its biggest opportunity in front of an American audience next summer,
02:51when the World Cup comes to North America.
02:54I think the United States is going to be spectacular.
02:58It sounds like something the greatest player in the world would not want to miss.
03:02Are you going to play in the World Cup?
03:04Well, the truth is that yes,
03:09it's something extraordinary to be able to be in a World Cup.
03:12And I would like to be there,
03:14to feel well and to be an important part of helping my national team if I am there.
03:19And I'm going to assess that on a day-to-day basis
03:21when I start pre-season next year with Inter
03:23and see if I can really be 100%.
03:26I'm really eager because it's a World Cup.
03:29We're coming off winning the last World Cup,
03:30and being able to defend it on the field again is spectacular
03:34because it's always a dream to play with the national team,
03:37especially in official competitions.
03:39So hopefully God will allow me to do it once again.
03:42We thank you for watching.
03:44And remember, stay updated on breaking news and top stories
03:47on the NBC News app or watch live on our YouTube channel.
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