On 4th August, Noah Lyles became the new Men’s 100m champion in Olympics 2024. He beat Kishane Thomas to become the new champion. Noah Lyles has always looked up to Lionel Messi as his idol. Lionel Messi is one of the best football players in history. However, in over the past two decades, Lionel Messi has been at the top of his career while performing for the country and club.
Playing for club and country Lionel Messi has scored more than 800 goals and has 45 titles in his career and is not looking to stop. Meanwhile, he has also won the most Ballon d’Or prestigious award eight times and won every major title for country and club. During the Copa America 2024, Lionel Messi again won the title against Colombia. Argentina defeated Colombia in extra time by the score of 1-0, which resulted in Lionel Messi winning the 45th title most by any footballer.
On Sunday Noah Lyles ran under 10 seconds to beat Kishane Thomas as he won the first Olympic gold for the USA. Meanwhile, the USA won the gold medal after the 2004 Olympics games in Athens. During an interview in October 2023 Noah Lyles commented on Lione Messi. According to Sportskeeda he said, Lionel Messi is "An Immortal".
Lionel Messi is out of action due to injury
Currently, Lionel Messi is playing in Inter Miami in MLS. He joined Inter Miami from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. Meanwhile, he has not yet recovered from his ankle injury happening in the final of Copa America 2024 against Colombia. While there is no specific timeline set for his return.
Before getting ruled out due to injury he played 15 games and scored 14 goals and had 11 assists for Inter Maimi. Since joining MLS, he has scored 12 goals and 9 assists in 12 games. Currently, Inter Miami are on top of the Eastern Conference with five points. In his first season, Lionel Messi led the club to win their first title. However, they lost the CONCACAF Champions Cup on aggregate in the quarter-finals against Monterrey.