Lionel Messi (36 years old) is the most awarded footballer in history.
During his career, he was crowned Ballon d'Or eight times.
A true phenomenon among the best players of the modern era (Pelé, Maradona, Cruyff, Zidane, Ronaldo), the Argentinian finally managed to win the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. A triumph experienced at the expense of the team France, beaten in the penalty shootout in the final…
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This four-episode documentary series available on Apple TV+ traces this ultimate quest.
In his own words, the taciturn Messi tells the story of his incomparable career, offering an intimate and unique perspective.
There is no point hiding it, this documentary becomes almost unbearable as the episodes go by for French supporters.
A real heartbreaker!
Messi's World Cup, the coronation of a legend
begins... in Paris, during an on-camera interview with the Argentinian, then a Paris-Saint-Germain player.
Léo Messi explains that he is in the “physical and mental” conditions to join his country’s selection and win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Messi, his teammates and the Argentinian supporters are placing all the hopes of a country in the victory which seems to flee the idol until now.
To the point that Messi even abandoned the selection for a time, announcing a premature retirement...
The camera follows the Qatari world player in Messi's footsteps.
Until the final won at the expense of the Blues.
And we understand, despite a failed start to the competition and a complicated quarter-final, that there seemed to be no other possible outcome than a success for King Messi in this event... unfortunately for the French people.