Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Una wahala dey happen for the Inter Miami camp as Messi and Jordi Alba dey ready to wrap up dem careers for MLS. Two padi dem, wey don ginger each other since Barcelona days, don show say their bond no be joke! As dis season dey enter the final stretch of 2025, both of dem dey hustle to achieve one last trophy together before Alba retire.
Messi, wey don collect plenty awards, be like say him forget to collect the MLS Golden Boot since him waka come United States. But as dem dey enter the last matches of di season, e don dey well prepared, tied with other big names like Dwan Welbeck from Atlanta United, with 24 goals. This bad guy no go gree make anything stop am for dis season, especially as e wan support him padi Alba to shine before e bow out.
As dem begin talk say Alba, wey don dey do di defensive work like pro, go waka comot for di game when di season end, di whole thing don turn emotional. Dem no just dey play football; they dey write legacy, wey don gree shine like diamond since dem link up. Di chemistry wey dem get na like wetin wey play for when dem dey collect trophies for Barcelona.
In October 2023, when Messi and Alba first link up again for Miami, people no sabi wetin dem go expect; abi dem fit still maintain that Barcelona spark? But now we don see say no only dem maintain am, dem don even upgrade am. Messi don score plenty goals and Alba don serve plenty assists. Na di partnership wey dey shine pass!
Jordi don deliver 55 assists for La Liga when dem dey for Camp Nou, and e don tally goals wey Messi don score thanks to him pass. Di guy get serious mad moves anytime Messi dey ball; dem sabi each other like dey dey read each other’s mind! You go just see Messi dey look, and before you know e don fit throw ball, and Alba don dey ready to finish am sharply like that.
As di duo dey plan to kiss dia careers farewell, Messi get serious motivation to perform. All him focus na to help Alba lift dis MLS Golden Boot, and no better way to finish di chapter together than to grab that trophy before dem hallelujah from di stage. Di Inter Miami team dey ready to follow dem waka, as dem don come back stronger after last season’s disappointment in di MLS Cup Playoffs.
Alba get di konji padi, Sergio Busquets, wey go also waka comot, so dis season fit get that romantic finale. Messi and Alba don show di young players around how true padi matter be, building a culture wey dey push dem Brazilian style to di MLS.
Di understanding wey dem get dey go beyond pitch form. Dem dey enjoy di game, dey support each other both on and off di pitch. Busquets talk am well when e tapped say, “Messi and Alba no just bring talent, dem bring dat winning mentality.”
As den dey fight to claim di ultimate title na, e dey clear say dis season no go easy, but Messi go ready to make big moves to support his friend. With di final whistle dey close, Messi and Alba dey bank on pure friendship, loyalty and di hope of leaving their mark in MLS history as two padi wey deliver bi igbo. E sure for dem! F-Why can’t every padi ship be like this?
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