{"id":13694,"date":"2025-11-13T06:35:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/messis-shocking-secret-confession-he-would-trade-everything-for-one-more-world-cup-over-a-ninth-ballon-dor\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T06:35:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:35:35","slug":"messis-shocking-secret-confession-he-would-trade-everything-for-one-more-world-cup-over-a-ninth-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/messis-shocking-secret-confession-he-would-trade-everything-for-one-more-world-cup-over-a-ninth-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi&#8217;s shocking secret confession: He would trade everything for one more World Cup over a ninth Ballon d&#8217;Or"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">W<\/span>When Lionel Messi won his first World Cup in Qatar in 2022, he enjoyed a milestone that few footballers, or at least the privileged class, can boast of having experienced. 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Mainly because he already knows what it feels like to be world champion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Messi celebrates couple&#8217;s romantic evening in Barcelona<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s no wonder that the captain of the Argentina national team once again left behind his words, which quickly became a topic of conversation around the world.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Messi&#8217;s decision: Another World Cup or another Ballon d&#8217;Or?<\/h2>\n<p>In an interview with 433, Lionel Messi took part in a rapid-fire question session and was asked to choose between winning the FIFA World Cup again or winning his ninth Ballon d&#8217;Or.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always the World Cup,&#8221; he says without hesitation, referring to football&#8217;s most coveted trophy.<\/p>\n<p>The Inter Miami star also shared other personal preferences, revealing that he prefers playing in Barcelona&#8217;s climate over the Florida heat. 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