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Years later, the clip resurfaced as a popular meme format on TikTok and Instagram, often used to show someone (or something) being unstoppable or persistent. 🌟 3 Fun Facts

Messi has since become a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, using his global platform to support education and healthcare for children.

Messi covered nearly the same distance and beat the same number of players as Diego Maradona did in his "Goal of the Century".

Experts attribute his "Ankara" moments to an elite football IQ and "gravitational pull" that forces entire defenses to collapse toward him.

The phrase (often misheard as "Ankara Messi, Kara Messi") is one of football's most viral memes, originating from Lionel Messi 's legendary solo goal against Getafe in 2007.