NFL fans react to Patrick Mahomes linking up with Lionel Messi for World Cup

NFL fans react to Patrick Mahomes linking up with Lionel Messi for World Cup - "I SEE TWO GOATS"

Modified Apr 02, 2025 14:56 GMT

Patrick Mahomes link up with Lionel Messi for World Cup (Source - Getty)

In a collaboration between the NFL and the MLS, Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Lionel Messi. Both superstars joined an event by Adidas to celebrate the upcoming FIFA World Cup to be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

With just over a year before the start of the global tournament, the quarterback joined the current holder of the World Cup in Los Angeles. Mahomes and Messi are the biggest faces in their respective sports.

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The event by Adidas caught the attention of the fans, who praised such gifted athletes being together on stage:

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"I SEE TWO GOATS," an excited fan wrote.

"The goat with some soccer player," another fan wrote.

"ABOVE BOTH OF YOU I SEE NO ONE ELSE," one user added.

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"The greatest player in sports history, & Messi is also there?! Goated pic," one fan wrote.

"This quite literally could not be a cooler photo," another fan wrote.

"Two of the greats!!" one fan wrote.

Lionel Messi moved to play in MLS after a hugely successful career that spanned an array of titles and individual accolades with Barcelona (Spain) and Paris Saint-Germain (France). He's widely considered the greatest soccer player of all time, and helped Argentina win the most recent FIFA World Cup in 2022.

Which NFL stadiums will host World Cup games in 2026?

All 11 American stadiums that will be part of the tournament are homes for some NFL teams.

MetLife Stadium: New York Jets/New York Giants
AT&T Stadium: Dallas Cowboys
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium: Kansas City Chiefs
NRG Stadium: Houston Texans
Mercedes-Benz Superdome: Atlanta Falcons
SoFi Stadium: Los Angeles Rams/Los Angeles Chargers
Lincoln Financial Field: Philadelphia Eagles
Lumen Field: Seattle Seahawks
Levi's Stadium: San Francisco 49ers
Gillette Stadium: New England Patriots
Hard Rock Stadium: Miami Dolphins

Other stadiums and training centers will work as bases for the 48 nations that qualify for the World Cup. The tournament will start on June 11 and finish on July 19, which means that it won't collide with the NFL season.

Although Mahomes represented the NFL in the event, it was marked by the presence of global soccer stars, including famous names such as Alessandro Del Piero and Jurgen Klinsmann, past World Cup winners. Mahomes was the only football player present.

About the author

Henrique Bulio is an NFL and College Football journalist at Sportskeeda and the Editor-in-Chief of Pro Football Brasil. He has a total 13 years of experience working in American Football, and playing quarterback at an amateur level in Brazil has given him a unique perspective of the game.

Henrique follows the Philadelphia Eagles closely due to Michael Vick's historic performance on MNF against the Washington Commanders in 2010. His all-time favorite player is Ed Reed; he believes that Reed is the greatest safety to ever play the game. Bill Belichick gets the nod as Henrique's favorite coach for coaching the Patriots to glory over two decades.

If Henrique were to be able to go back in time and watch one game, it would be Super Bowl XLIX, where the Patriots and the Seahawks played a complete, back-and-forth game that concluded with one of the biggest talking points in NFL history.

Technical deep dives are Henrique’s specialty, and he ensures never to use misleading words in his articles, since he himself consumes a lot of information off the web. He has had the privilege of interviewing Cairo Santos, Lamar Jackson, Jim Harbaugh, Sean McDermott, Bruce Arians, Matt LaFleur, among others.

Aside from football, Henrique likes to play poker and Counter-Strike.

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