Darwin Nunez, David Alaba and Others Who Share Birthdays With Lionel Messi Who Turns 37 Today

• Lionel Messi is celebrating his 37th birthday today, and it speaks volumes how much time the Inter Miami star has left in the game
• The Argentina captain has completed football, and if he retires today, he has achieved everything and fulfilled all his dreams
• Some top footballers, both past and present, share the same birthday with him, including Argentine legend Roman Riquelme

The football world is celebrating arguably its greatest superstar, Lionel Messi, on his 37th birthday, June 24, 2024, and reminding itself how much time he has left.

According to him, Messi has achieved everything in football and fulfilled all his dreams, which means he is close to retirement as there is nothing more to accomplish.

He shares birthdates with some top footballers past and present, including Argentine legend Juan Roman Riquelme.

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Who are the footballers who share birthdays with Messi?

1. David Alaba

The Austrian defender turns 32 today and has won everything at club side playing for Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Europe. He is with the Austria national team in Germany for Euro 2024. According to ESPN, though he is injured, he accompanied the team as a non-playing captain.

2. Darwin Nunez

The Liverpool striker turns 25 today but will only have a little time to party as he is on international duty with Uruguay at the 2024 Copa America in the United States. He scored in the 3-1 win over Panama to open the Copa group stage for his country.

3. Micah Richards

Richard turns 36 today and spent most of his playing career at Manchester City. He also featured for Fiorentina and Aston Villa but was limited to a few games due to a serious knee injury. He retired in 2019 and is a pundit for CBS Sports.

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4. Juan Roman Riquelme

Riquelme is one of Argentina’s greatest playmakers and turns 46 today. He played with Messi and Diego Maradona. According to ESPN Argentina, he named them the best players of their generations to avoid comparing the two. He is also the president of Boca Juniors.

5. Shunsuke Nakamura

One of Japanese football's greatest players, Nakamura, turns 46 today. He spent the majority of his career in the J League and had stints in Europe with Celtic and Espanyol. He is renowned for his great free-kick skills and is the head coach of Yokohama FC.

Does Micah Richards love Messi?

Sports Brief previously reported that Richards professed love for Lionel Messi during Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on the opening day of the Champions League.

He interrupted Guillem Balague, who was at Parc des Princes for pitch side commentary and screamed, "Messi, I love you." The Argentina captain left the club after two years and joined Inter Miami.