Dig at PSG?! Lionel Messi insists he was 'the only world champion who didn't have recognition at his club'

Lionel Messi has bemoaned the lack of recognition he got at Paris Saint-Germain after winning the World Cup with Argentina last year.

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Messi won World Cup with ArgentinaWanted to show off trophy to fansFeels he deserved more recognitionWHAT HAPPENED?

Messi returned to PSG as a world champion, having fired Argentina to a final victory against France in Qatar. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner wanted to parade his trophy in the club's stadium ahead of his first game back, but the club would not let him because they feared some backlash from supporters.

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Although Messi was given a guard of honour upon his return to training with the capital club, he feels he deserved more recognition, as he had seen many of his fellow Argentina heroes receive at their respective teams.

WHAT THEY SAID

"Even though I wasn't doing well at PSG, I got to be world champion there. Everything happens for a reason," he told "I was the only player from the world champions who didn't have recognition in his club."

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Messi left PSG in the summer after his contract expired and opted to join Inter Miami. Florida club will take on Orlando City in their next MLS game.