TodayThursday, July 02, 2026

The Argentine Football Association named the training headquarters after Messi (photos)

March 25, 2023

The Argentine Football Association announced that the national team’s training headquarters will be named after Lionel Messi, the captain of the national team, in honor of his efforts.

Lionel Messi led the Argentine national team to crown the World Cup, in Qatar 2022, for the third time in its history, after defeating France in the final match of the tournament.

????The Argentine Federation gives a name #Messi On the training headquarters in honor of him for details via the link ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/CvW1F9RuCL

Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association, announced that Messi would name the federation’s headquarters in the Ezeiza district of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.

Tapia said in his statements, in the presence of Messi and the Argentine national team players, "We are living a historic day in our home in Eziza, which from today will be renamed Lionel Andres Messi, in honor of the best player in the world.".

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

Leave a Reply

Don't Miss