Three times in the same tournament. Three public messages from Infantino congratulating Messi at the 2026 World Cup: when he tied Klose with 16 goals, when he surpassed him by reaching 18, and now for the record of scoring in seven consecutive World Cup matches.
The FIFA president or Argentina’s community manager? 🇦🇷Some defend him: “Messi is making history and the football world has to recognize it”.
But on the other side, the question is inevitable — did Infantino write something like that to Mbappé, to Vinicius, to Yamal? Or does the top leader of world football reserve his applause only for La Pulga? For many, the pattern is no longer a coincidence: it is institutional favoritism disguised as admiration.
Is Infantino simply celebrating a historic superstar, or shouldn’t the FIFA president be wearing anyone’s jersey?