He was a legend and praised Messi, he said he was better than everyone and now loses his life

Soccer is not fair, nor is life. The advantage of this beautiful sport that we like so much is that a soccer player can be immortalized in the history of soccer, and in the retina of the fans. This is the case of a fantastic soccer player, who unfortunately lost his life and for this reason, the soccer world is in mourning. We still have in our retina the two sad deaths of two of the best soccer players in the history of sports, Diego Armando Maradona and Pelé. Both were very painful losses for any fan.

In the 1958 World Cup, there was a player who made history by being the only one to date to score 13 goals in the same edition. He only needed six games to achieve the record that seems increasingly insurmountable. It is about the French Just Fontaine, who now lost his life as indicated by his family. In the past, the former striker has praised Lionel Messi and thought he would be able to beat his incredible stats.

Fontaine, 89, lost his life in the last hours. He was part of the French team that reached the 1958 World Cup in Sweden and scored 13 goals, a record that has not yet been surpassed. However, in 2012 he maintained that the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) was going to surpass his mark. "Messi may be the only one who can score thirteen goals in a World Cup like me," he said at the time in Mexico, prior to entering the National and International Soccer Hall of Fame.

The Frenchman was a great admirer of the world champion with the Argentine team, especially when he played for FC Barcelona. Fontaine, in the same statements where he praised Leo, indicated that he would have scored 100 goals if he coincided with the generation led by Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, among others.

While Fontaine surrendered at Leo's feet, Benzema attacked The Best 2022:

Like all good soccer players, Fontaine surrendered at the feet of Lionel Messi, and always had nice words in reference to the Argentine. The historic Fontaine was a follower of Lionel Messi's career, while Karim Benzema started a "war" on social networks against Leo, after the best in history obtained his second The Best above the Frenchman and Kylian Mbappé. The Real Madrid captain posted a story with all his achievements in 2022, in a clear show of contempt for the award won by the 'Flea'. As commented at the beginning of this story, it is sad news, however, fans on social networks showed their support and respect for the former player and his family, and he will always be remembered.