🗓️ November 16, 2003
At just 16 years old, a teenage Lionel Messi made his first-team debut for FC Barcelona in a friendly match against José Mourinho’s Porto. That quiet night in Portugal marked the beginning of the greatest football story ever written.
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🗓️ June 19, 2025
22 years later, the GOAT returns to the spotlight on the world’s biggest club stage — the FIFA Club World Cup. Wearing the Inter Miami shirt, Messi scores a stunning free-kick to deliver the club’s first-ever win in the tournament… against none other than FC Porto.
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🔁 From Debut to Destiny
Messi’s journey has come full circle — debuting against Porto and, two decades later, writing another historic chapter against them. An immortal footballing arc, sealed with a left foot kissed by the gods. 🌟⚽️
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Only Messi.