Former player Gerard Pique said that winning the 2022 World Cup made Lionel Messi reach the highest position in football history.

Pique and Messi have been teammates for many years at Barcelona . After helping the Catalan team achieve many heights, Messi left in 2021 and Pique also retired just 1 year later. Playing alongside the Argentinian star helped the former Barcelona midfielder understand the talent and greatness of his former teammate.

In a recent interview with ESPN Argentina, Pique praised Messi: “Messi is the best player in the history of this sport. Not only in Spain, everyone who is a football fan is looking forward to him conquering the World Cup. Many people once doubted that Messi was not the greatest because of the lack of a World Cup, now they cannot say anything else.”

Next, Pique said that Messi conquering the World Cup after many failures will make this title more valuable: “I think Messi likes the World Cup at the end of his career, more than the fact that he easily wins the championship.” when I was young. You have to pay a lot to get something before you value it. He won glory at the most perfect time. Without a doubt, Leo is now the best in history.”

Pique also emphasized the importance of Messi to Barca: “Messi has brought Barcelona to a new level. Currently, I think Messi is happy and in good form. He helped make football more popular in America.”

Although Pique still has many good words for Messi, their relationship has broken down. In 2021, it was reported that the former Spanish midfielder advised president Laporta not to renew with Leo. Upon hearing this news, Messi was very angry and then often ignored his former teammate.