Enrique Macaya Márquez talks with MARCA surrounded by other journalists waiting to interview the man who always dedicated himself to interviewing others. He is the most veteran colleague among the thousands covering the tournament, at 91 years old and with 18 World Cups worked.The other day in Dallas, after the Argentina-Jordan press conference, Lionel Scaloni, Argentina’s coach, and Nico Tagliafico, a national team player, came over to greet him as soon as he finished speaking. “I’ve been listening to you since I was a kid,” Scaloni admitted to him, prompting widespread applause. He even gave him the scoop that Messi was not going to start. “I’m giving you the scoop because it’s you,” Scaloni said.His World Cup journey began in Sweden 1958, at the age of 23 and with a young Pelé on the scene. Since that tournament, Macaya has not missed a single edition of the competition. He experienced firsthand Diego Maradona’s crowning in Mexico 1986 (today marks 40 years since that); and Messi’s in Qatar 2022. This year he hopes to “experience my country’s back-to-back championship in 2026,” the historic journalist from “Fútbol de Primera”, which he did together with another legendary journalist such as Marcelo Araújo.Scaloni honors legendary journalist with exclusive Messi updateAbout how journalism has changed, Macaya usually says: ” I feel different… You have more experience, you handle things in a different way. Technology helps make different interpretations, but they always need the journalist’s knowledge”,’FIFA president Gianni Infantino had already highlighted Macaya Márquez’s presence at the current edition of the tournament in his opening speech to the media, back on June 10. “I want to pay tribute to him for his great work for football all these years,” he said.”Ah, and for those who believe that football started with Messi or Cristiano, he had this message about who is the best in history out of these 10 World Cups he has covered: “I saw many extraordinary players who made their qualities count against different opponents and in different eras, so you cannot use a specific standard to decide who is the best.”’
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2026-06-29 14:04:05
