Quote from: alegotardo on May 31, 2023, 11:46:47 PM

Quote from: nullama on May 31, 2023, 10:51:46 PM

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.

There is no ifs about Messi's likelihood to play in the upcoming World Cup because he is already looking forward to play with his team and defend their throne from the team's who wanted to take their place. Regardless of what the result is, that might be his last World Cup because age is definitely keeping up with him by that time.

The latest rumor about him is that he will not re-sign under PSG anymore and he is already vocal to it because he doesn't see himself playing in the same team in the next 2 years, which is very likely that he will go to Barcelona again until he retires.