Kaka welcomes Lionel Messi to ‘Triple Crown’ membership
Brazil legend Kaka welcomed Lionel Messi to the “Triple Crown Club,” an elite group of gamers who’ve gained the World Cup, the Champions League and at the very least one Ballon d’Or. The Argentine now has the World Cup together with 7 Ballon d’Ors and 4 Champions League winner’s medals. “Welcome to the club, Leo Messi,” Kaka had posted in his Instagram story as reported by SPORTbible.
The PSG famous person scored 2 objectives within the World Cup closing, one from penalty and one from open play earlier than membership teammate Kylian Mbappe scored a hattrick to tug the match to penalties with the rating tied at 3-3. Argentina would finally go on to win the match and the cup after defating the French 4-2 within the shootout.
Messi grew to become the most recent to hitch that listing which has the likes of Sir Bobby Charlton, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Paolo Rossi, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka himself.
“Welcome to the club, Leo Messi,” Kaka had posted in his Instagram story. (Credit: Instagram)
Charlton gained the World Cup with England in 1966, the 1968 European Cup with Manchester United and the 1966 Ballon d’Or whereas Beckenbauer gained the World Cup in 1974, has three European Cups with Bayern Munich and was named Ballon d’Or winner in 1972 and 1976. Fellow German Gerd Muller gained the World Cup in 1974 and had clinched European Cups from 1974 to 1976 and the Ballon d’Or in 1970.
Paolo Rossi gained the 1982 World Cup, the 1985 European Cup and the Ballon d’Or in 1982 whereas Zinedine Zidane gained the 1998 World Cup, the Champions League in 2002 and the Ballon d’Or in 1998.
The Brazilians Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and Kaka had been a part of the 2002 World Cup successful squad of Brazil. Kaka gained the Champions League in 2007 in addition to the Ballon d’Or in the identical 12 months whereas Ronaldinho gained the Ballon d’Or in 2005 and the Champions League in 2006. Rivaldo gained the Ballon d’Or in 1999 and the Champions League in 2003.
