This year, by the will of destiny, the Canadian team eliminated Inter Miami in the Concachampions semifinals. Steve Nash visited La Bombonera in 2015. And what about Argentine football? I went to see it and live a night of the Copa Libertadores: the second leg with River in 2015. But the man born in South Africa and adopted by Canada (his parents took him from Johannesburg at a very young age to protect him from Apartheid) allowed himself to pay tribute to another Argentine. 'Messi destroyed Arsenal. I owe him a cold beer,' he wrote on Twitter, a confessed Tottenham fan—a perpetual rival of Arsenal—a love he inherited from his father and English grandparents. 15 years and 6 months later, from Los Angeles, where he shone with the Lakers in the final years of his career, Steve Nash acknowledges that this debt has not yet been settled. He will be an NBA commentator for Prime Video. April 6, 2010. In fact, he is a shareholder of Mallorca in LaLiga and co-owner of Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS. A Champions League night at the Camp Nou. He scored three more goals after the equalizer and sealed the first poker of his career: four goals to destroy Arsenal and send Barcelona to the semifinals. Champions League – 29-10-2025. The day Messi scored four goals against Tottenham in the Champions League. That same night, in Arizona, more than 9,000 kilometers and an ocean away, Steve Nash, one of the best point guards in NBA history, was in his prime years and preparing for another one of many battles against Manu Ginóbili. 'Perhaps because football is the biggest sport in the world,' he conceded, placing it above any basketball player and even Maradona, whom he also admires. When he came to Argentina, Nash took a walk through La Paternal for Maradona. Nash went to an interview in 2019 wearing a Maradona jersey. Beyond his years of glory in the NBA, where he was an All-Star eight times but never managed to win a championship ring, Nash is a football-loving guy. The legendary Canadian point guard admits an outstanding commitment to Lionel and is madly in love with La Bombonera: 'The passion and energy are incredible.' At 22 and fresh off his first Ballon d'Or, La Pulga signed one of those nights that began to set him apart from the rest. Arsenal surprised from the start on Catalan soil, and with a goal from Nicklas Bendtner in the 18th minute, they dreamed of pulling off an upset against Barcelona, the reigning European and world champion. The mystique of Boca's stadium captivated him, even on a not-so-happy night in Xeneize history. 'La Bombonera is a very special place. I would love to,' he said with a smile into Olé's microphone from Amazon's studios in Culver City, where at 51, he is preparing for a new facet: he will be an NBA commentator for Prime Video's US broadcasts, the platform that from this season will bring the world's best league to over 200 countries with innovations that promise to change the way we watch sports. Lionel Messi – 29-10-2025. Steve Nash's debt to Leo Messi. The former NBA player spoke with Olé and told of an outstanding debt with the Argentine number 10. The two-time MVP's love for Messi is so great that in 2012, when he signed with the Lakers, he requested to wear the number 10 in his honor. At that moment, the English team was one step away from reaching the semifinals. It lasted only two minutes. Because that's when Lionel Messi woke up. 'He is the best athlete of all time. The day Messi scored four goals against Tottenham in the Champions League. The two-time MVP's love for Messi is so great that in 2012, when he signed with the Lakers, he requested to wear the number 10 in his honor. The next day, his Phoenix Suns would face the Bahian Spurs. 'I watch much more football than basketball,' he admitted more than once. But the joy was fleeting. A truly unique experience,' he concluded, leaving his domestic preference crystal clear. I will always be ready to buy my hero Leo a cold beer, forever. Unfortunately, it was suspended at halftime (Note: it was the tear gas game), but it was incredible to see the passion, the energy, the rivalry between those two great clubs. 'The debt is still outstanding, heh.'
