Current location:Worldly Window news portal > style
Messi: I'll retire when I can't help my team
Worldly Window news portal2024-05-22 04:26:52【style】3People have gathered around
IntroductionLionel Messi has not yet thought about retirement and says age will not be a determining factor in h
Lionel Messi has not yet thought about retirement and says age will not be a determining factor in his decision to end his playing career.
Lionel Messi of Argentina gestures during an international football invitational between Argentina and Australia in Beijing, capital of China, June 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
The 36-year-old said he would call time on his career only when he feels he is unable to contribute or loses his enjoyment for the game.
"I know that the moment I feel that I am no longer performing, that I am no longer enjoying it or helping my teammates [I will retire]," Messi said in an interview with the Big Time podcast published on Wednesday.
"I am very self-critical. I know when I am doing well, when I am not, when I play well and when I play poorly. When I feel it's time to take that step, I will do it without thinking about age.
"If I feel good, I will try to continue competing because it's what I like and what I know how to do."
After leading Argentina to the 2022 FIFA World Cup title in Qatar, Messi said he had achieved everything that had been hoped for in football. The Albiceleste captain scored two goals in the final against France and won the Golden Ball awarded to the tournament's best player.
In an interview broadcast on Argentine television last July, Messi said, "Logically, because of my age, [retirement] won't be far away."
But the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner now seems less certain about how far his career could extend.
"I haven't thought about it yet. For now, I try to enjoy each day, each moment, without thinking about the future. I don't have anything clear yet," the Inter Miami forward said.
"I hope to keep playing for a while longer, because that's what I enjoy. When the time comes, I will surely find the path to what fulfills me and what I like, and a new role."
Messi has scored 16 goals and provided seven assists in 19 appearances for Inter Miami, whom he joined on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain last July.
Address of this article:http://www.camilleandconfettis.com/news-0c899137.html
Very good!(2457)
Related articles
- Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
- Official resigns after guilty plea to drug conspiracy in Mississippi and North Carolina vape shops
- Alabama Senate committee delays vote on ethics legislation
- Living literally on the edge! Drone footage shows 18th century three
- Yvette Fielding says her Most Haunted co
- Gynaecologist who sterilised a female patient without her consent while she was undergoing a C
- Chrissy Teigen reveals NECK BRACE after injuring herself during headstand
- Stormy Daniels: Takeaways from Trump hush money trial testimony
- Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed
- Weddings should be subsidised by the government for low
Popular articles
Recommended
Target to lower prices on basic goods in response to inflation
How England's new single
New Mexico high court upholds man's 3 murder convictions in 2018 shooting deaths near Dixon
Big Ten women's basketball schedule brings USC, UCLA to conference's easternmost schools
Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form
Georgia governor signs budget boosting spending, looking to surplus billions to cut taxes in future
More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 5/7/2024
Links
- Multiple places in C.China’s Henan suspend classes, transportation due to continuous snowfall
- China sees smooth road traffic on first day of holiday
- New Year's Day holiday travel plans heating up
- Traditional Chinese health regimens gain popularity among young people
- New Year wishes from quake
- City in E China's Anhui transforms abandoned mining site into thriving tent hotel
- Hybrid solar plant and fish farm in C China's Hubei offers environmental, economic gains
- Basketball games boost rural development, foster sports culture
- China's education ministry outlines major tasks for year 2024
- Liverpool loses 1