{"id":9853,"date":"2025-10-08T16:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/messi-says-goodbye-to-jordi-alba-if-you-look-left-you-dont-know-theres-you-there\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:57:35","slug":"messi-says-goodbye-to-jordi-alba-if-you-look-left-you-dont-know-theres-you-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/messi-says-goodbye-to-jordi-alba-if-you-look-left-you-dont-know-theres-you-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi says goodbye to Jordi Alba: &#8220;If you look left, you don&#8217;t know there&#8217;s you there&#8230;&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">J<\/span>Ordi Alba leaves the world of football. La Roja&#8217;s greatest Spanish fullback has stripped off his boots. He announced the decision on Thursday, and received favorable attention from most of the football world. Perhaps the most notable breakup was Lionel Messi&#8217;s breakup. A teammate and friend who has worked with hundreds of games for both Barcelona and Inter Miami wanted to say a memorable farewell to him. Messi touched the hearts of emotions with a message on social networks<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s strange if you look on the left, you&#8217;re not there&#8230; Who&#8217;ll give me a pass now?&#8221; The Argentinian star commented that the Catalan fullback, along with Busquetz and Luis Suarez, helped to create a great team with Argentinian players in the area. &#8220;I&#8217;ll feel so lonely when you&#8217;re gone. I can&#8217;t believe how much assistance you&#8217;ve given me over the years&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Top 5 managers with the most appearances in the World Cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img class=\"ue-c-article__image\" alt=\"Messi, farewell to Jordi Alba: &quot;Looking at the left, I can see you're not there...&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In fact, the Alba and Messi duo almost produced a patented move, with a classic ball that went beyond the back of a Catalan Argentine player, running and passing back to Messi to score at will. 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