Lionel Messi may have lost on the field, but BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock believes he won something far more important afterward. Following Sunday’s World Cup match, the soccer legend publicly praised Spain and celebrated the emergence of young phenom Lamine Yamal — the same player who helped end Messi’s championship hopes.
“Now, here’s what turns this from a soccer result into a sermon,” BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock says on “Fearless.” “Nineteen years ago, a 23-year-old Messi posed with a baby for a charity calendar in the Barcelona locker room. He bathed that baby. That baby is Lamine Yamal, the kid who just dethroned him.”
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Just before the match, Messi said of the young star, “His success will be Barcelona’s success. He is one of the best in
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