Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes FIFA World Cup The final between Argentina and Spain will be another example of the influence of La Masia on world football, and Lionel Messi leading Argentina and several Barcelona players representing Spain.Laporta is in New York for Sunday’s final at the New York/New Jersey Stadium where current and former Barcelona players will play on both sides. The Spanish team consists of eight Barcelona players with Messi captaining Argentina.The president of Barcelona said the club’s academy will also focus on the biggest part of football. He added that seeing many of La Masia’s players make it to the World Cup final shows the success of the team’s youth system, regardless of who wins.Laporta also spoke about the importance of seeing Messi and Lamine Yamal on opposing sides in the end. While he praised Messi’s achievements at Barcelona over the years, he described Yamal as a player who will take the club forward.“Messi has reached the final again, and I’m happy,” Laporta told RAC1. “He is a source of pride for La Masia. Messi is the past and the present, and Lamine (Yamal) is the present and the future. We are happy to have a real Barça player.“As president, I am proud to have made these two players at home, and if we add Joan Garcia, Eric Garcia, [Pau] The Cubans, who have an impressive World Cup, [Dani] Olmo, Gavi, Pedri, Ferran [Torres]… It’s amazing.”Barcelona will have a strong presence in the final, with graduates and first-team players spread across both sides.The title race between Argentina and Spain will not only decide the next champions of the world but will also give part of La Masia’s products, from Messi to Yamal and Barcelona’s Spanish players, to leave their mark on the international game.
