Lionel Messi is en route home to Argentina less than 24 hours after he helped guide his country to World Cup glory and seal his place in footballing immortality.
The 35-year-old took to Instagram to inform his 399 million followers that the Alibiceleste are on their way by posing with football's most coveted trophy while sitting on the plane donning his national team training jumper. His team-mate and fellow goal-scorer during the final Angel Di Maria uploaded a similar snap.
In what was arguably the most dramatic World Cup final of all time, Argentina played out a 3-3 draw with France that saw two of the best on the planet in Messi and Kylian Mbappe go head to head on the biggest stage of all.
