09/02/2026
🎙️ NEYMAR SENDS A HEARTFELT MESSAGE TO MESSI AFTER HIS FAREWELL TO ARGENTINA 🇧🇷🤝🇦🇷💔
🗣️ Reporter: Neymar, Lionel Messi has just brought the curtain down on more than 20 years with Argentina. What does it feel like to witness this moment?
🗣️ Neymar: “It’s hard to put into words what I’m feeling right now. I’ve known Leo for so many years. We’ve been teammates, we’ve been rivals and, most importantly, we’re friends.
Seeing him say goodbye to the Argentina shirt is incredibly emotional because I know exactly how much that shirt means to him.”
🗣️ Reporter: You’ve seen Messi experience some incredible highs and some really difficult moments with Argentina. What do you admire most about his journey?
🗣️ Neymar: “The fact that he NEVER GAVE UP.
There were times when Leo faced so much criticism. He lost finals, went through some incredibly painful moments, but he always came back.
He just kept fighting.
And in the end, the Copa América came. The World Cup came. Everything he had dreamed of throughout his career finally became reality.
As his friend, seeing him achieve all of that made me so happy.”
🗣️ Reporter: You played together at Barcelona and PSG, but you also faced each other many times for Brazil and Argentina. What do those memories mean to you?
🗣️ Neymar: “They’re incredibly special.
When we were on the same team, playing alongside Leo was a privilege. When we faced each other, it was completely different.
Brazil against Argentina is always special.
But once the final whistle blows, the friendship and respect between us will always come above everything else.”
🗣️ Reporter: If Messi were standing in front of you right now, what would you say to him?
🗣️ Neymar: “I’d hug him and say:
Leo, be proud of EVERYTHING you’ve achieved.
You fought. You suffered. And in the end, you won it all with your country.
You deserve nothing but the best in this next chapter. Enjoy life, enjoy every moment with your family and never lose that smile.
Congratulations on an incredible journey, my brother.
Argentina will miss you.
Football will miss seeing you in that shirt…
And I’ll always be proud to have shared a football pitch with you.
I LOVE YOU, MY BROTHER. 🇧🇷🤝🇦🇷❤️”