To remind Louis van Gaal of Riquelme, Messi stood right in front of the dutch and cupped his ears, emulating the celebration of the Argentine icon. Speaking after the match, Sport caught Messi's ...

The reasons behind Lionel Messi's ear-cupping celebration towards Netherlands ... celebration as an ode to his sporting hero Juan Roman Riquelme - who infamously fell out with van Gaal while ...

Messi celebrated his goal with his teammates before jogging over to the Dutch bench, jumping up and cupping his hands behind his ears ... Juan Román Riquelme played 51 caps for Argentina from ...

Lionel Messi was visibly angry with Louis van Gaal on Friday and exchanged words with the Netherlands boss after the match. During the game, the PSG star pulled out the classic Riquelme ...

Messi’s "All͏ Ears" celebr͏ation became famou͏s͏ during ... Mess͏i’s tr͏ibute to Riquelme added͏ even mo͏r͏e fire to an͏ already͏ hea͏te͏d match an͏d signi͏fied͏ solidari͏ty͏ ...

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between the Netherlands and Argentina, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 ...

Lionel Messi was on Friday the man of the match when he helped guide his country to the last four of the World Cup at the expense of the Netherlands. Messi assisted Argentina's first goal for ...