‘Who’s Gonna Give Me Back Passes Now???’ Lionel Messi Pays Heartfelt Tribute to Jordi Alba As He Announces Retirement From Football at End of MLS 2025 Season
The Argentina and Inter Miami star posted a comment on Jordi Alba's Instagram post where he announced his retirement from football at the conclusion of the MLS 2025 season. Earlier, Sergio Busquets, with whom Lionel Messi has also played a lot in his career, too had announced his retirement at the end of the MLS 2025 season.
Lionel Messi paid a heartfelt tribute to long-time teammate and Spanish defender Jordi Alba after the latter announced his retirement. Jordi Alba took to Instagram to share a heartfelt video where he said he would retire from football at the end of the MLS 2025 (Major League Soccer) season. Lionel Messi, who has played a lot with Jordi Alba starting from their time together at Barcelona, took to that Instagram post and wrote a comment in Spanish, which, when translated to English, read, "Thanks to you, Jordi. I'm going to miss you so much. After so much together, it's going to be weird to look to the left and not see you there... Crazy how much assists you gave me all these years.. Who's gonna give me back passes now???" Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba were part of one of Barcelona's best teams and the duo won one UEFA Champions League title and the La Liga five times, among others.
Lionel Messi's Comment on Jordi Alba's Retirement Post
📲❤️ Leo Messi to Jordi Alba: "Thanks to you, Jordi. I’m going to miss you a lot. After everything we’ve been through together, it’s going to feel strange to look to my left and not see you there. It’s crazy how many assists you’ve given me over all these years. Who’s going to… pic.twitter.com/F3IKMN6jdW
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) October 7, 2025
Lionel Messi's Reaction to Jordi Alba's Retirement
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