Betiq
Sports Betting
News, Blog and GuidesThe 36-year old will be presented this Sunday as an Inter Miami player and has been speaking to local media back home about the future.
Edward Gonzaga_EdwardSalinasCalum RocheEnglish_ASEstados UnidosUpdate: Jul 12th, 2023 03:06 EDT
DANTE FERNANDEZAFP
Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has opened up and made it clear that he was, in some ways, counting down his retirement from the national team.
“Logically, due to age, it will be soon, but I don’t know exactly when that moment will be. I simply think about things day to day, and about enjoying all this that we are experiencing,” the Albiceleste number 10 stated during an interview with Sofi Martinez Mateos on the program ‘Llave a la eternidad’ (Key to Eternity).
God will tell Messi when to retire
“I think it will happen when it has to happen,” he continued. “After having achieved everything in recent times, the only thing left is to enjoy it and, as I’ve always said, God will say when that moment will be.”
Messi will be presented this Sunday at the Lockhart stadium in Florida as a new player with Inter Miami of the MLS, where he will meet again with his compatriot coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino who led him in Barcelona (2013-14) and in the national team between 2014 and 2016.
¿Cómo te gustaría que te recuerden? pregunta @SofiMMartinez"Dejé un mensaje claro, luchar por sus sueños por sus objetivos, que pase lo que pase en el camino siempre hay que intentarlo, ojalá sea el mensaje más que el recuerdo para la nueva generación" responde #LeoMessi. pic.twitter.com/cDDSDnNoHC
— Televisión Pública (@TV_Publica) July 12, 2023
Interestingly, Leo remarked that if he had not won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, he would have left the national team, pointing to the stress that it caused both him and his family.
“If I wasn’t world champion, I wouldn’t be here anymore. The national team for me is the best and there were very bad times for me,” he admitted. “When I was at my peak in Barcelona – where I won Champions Leagues, Spanish leagues, individual awards – I then had to go with the national team, and I suffered a lot and my family also suffered.”
Messi and the defeat against Saudi Arabia in Qatar 2022
Messi could not ignore Argentina’s 2-1 shock opening group stage loss to Saudi Arabia.
“We came from 35 or 36 games without losing, and we didn’t know how we could react to a difficult moment, because, luckily, we hadn’t had it until then,” he said.
“There were a lot of guys who were playing their first World Cup and the game against Saudi Arabia was very difficult because of that. Whether you like it or not, anxiety or nerves appear because of what it means, but this group showed that they didn’t care about anything and that they were very strong.”
Ya ganó todo pero va por más en un nuevo destino. Leo Messi continuará su carrera en el Inter de Miami y así lo cuenta en #LlaveALaEternidadMirá la entrevista completa en https://t.co/CkG5NHbnvO pic.twitter.com/4q3ul1BnjE
— Televisión Pública (@TV_Publica) July 12, 2023
