“I’m just going to say the word he called me” - When Liverpool legend claimed Lionel Messi called him a ‘donkey’ via DM

Jamie Carragher revealed in 2023 that Lionel Messi was not happy with his comments and called him a donkey. The Liverpool legends asked Kate Abdo, his CBS colleague, to translate the Instagram DM he got from the Argentine.

Speaking on CBS Sports, Carragher claimed that Messi slid into his DMs in 2023 and called him a 'burro'. The former defender did not understand what it meant and needed help from Abdo to understand that he was being called a donkey.

However, Carragher has always maintained that Messi is the Great Of All Time for him. He claimed in 2023 that Cristiano Ronaldo was never on the same level as the Argentine and said:

"It was never a debate. Ronaldo's nowhere near the level of Messi. Ronaldo is one of the greatest goalscorers of all time, Messi is the greatest player of all time, it's not even close. Ronaldo scored goals, Messi scored goals and was an unbelievable player."

Lionel Messi refused to come on CBS Sports' UEFA Champions League telecast as Jamie Carragher was among the pundits.

Jamie Carragher has always heaped praise on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Jamie Carragher spoke to Football365 last year and stated that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo cannot stand each other. He claimed that the two should be praised for pushing each other and said:

"They didn't want to lose out to the other for trophies like the Ballon d'Or – that was always the big rivalry for them every season. They definitely made each other better. But I think they probably can't appreciate that until they've finished. While they're playing, I bet they can't stand each other. No matter what one did, the other would come back at them. They could never rest. They could never enjoy what they'd done as much because they knew the other one would be coming back at them to go and get more goals. I always felt that if one of them scored a hat-trick, the next night the other one would go and get a hat-trick. They had to always completely outshine each other."

"It's unbelievable how many Ballons d'Or they've both won, considering they were competing with each other. Normally, if someone would win the Ballon d'Or two or three times, they were an absolute god. These two were both winning it five, six, seven times. And you'd think, 'If Ronaldo wasn't here, Messi probably would have won the Ballon d'Or 12 times.'"

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have admitted that they are in the twilight of their career and could hang up their boots soon.