Messi debunks the conspiracy theories about the World Cup final: "Nothing strange happened, it's reality"

The Argentine opened up about all the speculation surrounding the match against Spain

it wasn't in the script, but Leo Messi surprised everyone by speaking candidly about what happened in the last World Cup. The crushing defeat against Spain in the grand final gave rise in his country to all kinds of speculation. The brief rallying cry in the dressing room, the players' faces out on the pitch, the poor performance on display... all of it generated countless theories, each more twisted than the last.

Well, Leo took advantage of the day of his farewell to put all those thoughts to rest. There was nothing strange. There were only purely footballing reasons. "In the last World Cup we came very close. Nothing strange happened, that's the reality, as they say. The England match took a huge toll. Physically and emotionally it was a huge toll. We arrived with just enough, but we fought as always. We couldn't become champions".

The statements by the "10" were added to those already made earlier by his coach, Lionel Scaloni. "No, we lost because they were better, guys. We have to admit it, we have to admit that they played better. We surely arrived running on empty, that's the reality, but sometimes it's good to acknowledge it, and I think that will make us better, without a doubt.