{"id":173,"date":"2025-08-27T08:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=173"},"modified":"2025-08-27T08:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:16:52","slug":"rio-ngumoha-lionel-messi-is-my-inspiration-he-is-the-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=173","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ngumoha Names Lionel Messi as His Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-27-at-08.58.36_08b73baf-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-27-at-08.58.36_08b73baf-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-27-at-08.58.36_08b73baf-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-27-at-08.58.36_08b73baf-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-27-at-08.58.36_08b73baf.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool youngster <strong>Rio Ngumoha<\/strong> has revealed that <strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong> is the player who inspires him the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the Argentine legend, Ngumoha praised Messi\u2019s unique qualities, calling him the <strong>greatest of all time (GOAT)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLionel Messi is my inspiration, he is the GOAT. 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