{"id":227769,"date":"2024-10-08T04:33:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T04:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/08\/full-circle-moment-yaw-yeboah-shares-moment-with-messi-ten-years-after-first-meeting\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T04:33:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T04:33:22","slug":"full-circle-moment-yaw-yeboah-shares-moment-with-messi-ten-years-after-first-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/08\/full-circle-moment-yaw-yeboah-shares-moment-with-messi-ten-years-after-first-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Full circle moment&#8217; &#8211; Yaw Yeboah shares moment with Messi ten years after first meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/355\/35517594.295.jpg\" alt=\"Yeboah first met Messi in 2014\" title=\"Yeboah first met Messi in 2014\" width=\"295\" height=\"224\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Yeboah first met Messi in 2014<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Ghanaian winger Yaw Yeboah shared a moment with legendary footballer Lionel Messi after the Major League Soccer game between Columbus Crew and Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Yeboah, who first met Messi in 2014, recreated the famous photo of himself and the Argentina captain when he was starting his career as a youngster at Manchester City ten years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Messi and his Argentina teammates were preparing for the World Cup when Yeboah met his idol.<\/p>\n<p>A decade later, both players are enjoying their careers in Major League Soccer in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Yeboah posted on Instagram after his meeting with Messi: &#8220;Full circle moment, grateful for my journey. The best is yet to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Messi led his team to victory against the MLS champions after netting a brace in the 3-2 victory at the Lower.com Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Yeboah watched from the bench as the Barcelona legend and his teammates lifted the Eastern Conference title following their victory over Crew.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams have qualified for the 2024 MLS play-offs, with Crew set to finish in second place in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Having scored the winner in the 2023 final, Yeboah will be hoping to help the Ohio-based club successfully defend their title.<\/p>\n<p>Yeboah won the Leagues Cup this season to add to the MLS Championship title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yeboah first met Messi in 2014 Ghanaian winger Yaw Yeboah shared a moment with legendary footballer Lionel Messi after the Major League Soccer game between Columbus Crew and Inter Miami. 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