Yeah, Messi is a super star, of course.
He is a good player today, but definitely he was better ten years ago.
Aging is a fact of life, and there's nothing we can do about it. New players will come and take his place. He already did everything there is to do in football.
I need to disagree with you.
In the last World Cup, many already said the same thing.... Messi has already played a lot, he needs to retire, he's not the same anymore. The answer to that? The whole world has seen what he is still capable of.
Was Messi better 10 years ago? Certainly! However, in my opinion, he is far from leaving the field, even though he himself claimed to be the last... but I must remind you that this was the second time that Messi speaks of farewells with Argentina's shirt. In 2016, after losing the second Copa America final in two years, Messi announced that he was going to retire, but he didn't. I doubt it!
If Messi returns to the 2026 World Cup, he will play in his sixth World Cup, no other player has achieved this merit. Messi could still become the top scorer in the World Cup with 16 goals scored.