From Me
Happy Friday everyone!
Thanks so much for being here. Despite the newsletter not delivering last week, I had an awesome time in my buddy road trip which led to riding to the top of the St. Louis arch and eventually meandered us toward GEHA stadium in Kansas City to watch Inter-Miami play soccer. It was a trip full of frolic and fun and included a trip to Joe’s Bar-B-Que that has been featured on Diner’s, Drive-ins, and Dives.
Our visit to GEHA stadium represented the largest-ever attendance to a soccer game in KC history and the second largest in the world.
And what better way to celebrate than to not only enjoy the trip and good friends, but watch Lionel Messi actually score a goal during the Inter-Miami win.
It was a great trip and we’re already planning to make it an annual thing.
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That’s it from me for this week. Thanks again for coming along with us on this Microsoft security journey.
Talk soon.
-Rod
From My AI
This week I asked my AI for some stats on Lionel Messi. Here's the response...
Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Here are some of his career stats:
Messi has scored 672 goals and provided 305 assists in 828 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions.
He has won 10 La Liga titles, 7 Copa del Rey titles, and 4 UEFA Champions League titles with Barcelona.
Messi has also won the Ballon d'Or (best player in the world) a record 6 times.
He is the all-time top scorer for the Argentina national team with 71 goals in 142 appearances.
Messi has won the Golden Foot award, which is given to the best goal scorer in Europe, 4 times.
According to Forbes, Messi is one of the highest-paid athletes in the world, earning an estimated $126 million in 2020.
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