Lionel Messi opens up about his private life and winning the World Cup

PSG and Argentina forward Lionel Messi spoke with Jorge Valdano on his show Universo Valdano.

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The interview is of everything including subjects ranging from his childhood to his current life.

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He spoke about his early life, to Guardiola “damaging football”, to Luis Enrique’s Spain side.

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"I always felt the care of the people but there was always a part of Argentina that questioned me".

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Messi spoke about his private life. He said, "Being Messi has its bad side. I like to do a lot of things unnoticed".

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Messi continued, "Not be seen all the time and not feeling like everyone’s looking at you all the time".

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Messi on winning the World Cup: "I think we got there in a good moment, and think that we’re favourites".

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