Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero has revealed that Lionel Messi was 'angry' at him for 'drinking too much' during Argentina's World Cup celebrations.
Aguero, who was forced to retire from football in December 2021 because of a heart condition, played a prominent role in the crazy celebrations that followed the South American side's penalty shootout victory over France in Qatar. The 34-year-old had been part of the team's camp in the Middle East.
He wore an Argentina shirt and partied with Messi and his Argentina teammates on the pitch and in the dressing room after the dramatic final. Aguero - won 101 caps for his country - has since admitted that he was 'told off' by Paris Saint-Germain superstar Messi for drinking too much during the wild celebrations, which included downing champagne from the bottle.
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"I drank a lot but I didn't eat. We were world champions. If something were to happen to me, let it be there," Aguero told Tyc Sports. "Leo [Messi] got angry and told me 'stop'. How [do I] stop? We are world champions, so happy."
Aguero, who is City's all-time top goalscorer, also revealed that he almost ended up in hospital after lifting Messi onto his shoulders following the match.
He added: "I lifted the best in the world. I moved my shoulders so that he would jump, but they started to get some stitches in my back. At one point I couldn't take it anymore. I couldn't even turn around. If I turned around, I would end up in a hospital. He realised it because I looked at him, we exchanged glances.
"I said: 'All good, you're world champion, but my back hurts.' And there he got off. He was on his knees afterwards."
With the celebrations continuing back in Buenos Aires, Aguero was close to returning to his homeland to continue partying - before he remembered that he had family commitments.
"The boys wanted to take me with them to Argentina," Aguero said. "They told me to hurry up because the plane was leaving, saying 'Come on, come on. Let's present the passport, everything'.
"I was leaving with the national team and then I remembered that I had my son in the apartment, I couldn't leave him lying around. I called Benja and told him I was going there. He was so primed that I forgot about everything."
During his time at the Etihad Stadium, Aguero registered 260 goals and 73 assists in 390 appearances. He also won five Premier League titles, six EFL Cups and the FA Cup.
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