{"id":67333,"date":"2022-06-26T16:14:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T15:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-was-lucky-riquelme-makes-claim-on-messi"},"modified":"2022-06-26T16:14:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T15:14:11","slug":"i-was-lucky-riquelme-makes-claim-on-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/i-was-lucky-riquelme-makes-claim-on-messi","title":{"rendered":"I was lucky \u2013 Riquelme makes claim on Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Argentina legend, Juan Rom\u00e1n Riquelme has claimed that Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi has reinvented himself over time.<\/p>\n<p>Riquelme said that Messi is a genius on the pitch, adding that he was lucky to play with the seven-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner, who turns 35 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on TyCSports, Riquelme said, \u201cToday I called him to wish him a happy birthday. 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Argentina legend, Juan Rom\u00e1n Riquelme has claimed that Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi has reinvented himself over time. Riquelme said that Messi is a genius on the pitch, adding that he was lucky to play with the seven-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner, who turns 35 on Friday. 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