Lionel Messi's sincerity about his retirement that saddens all his fans

Lionel Messi won his eighth Ballon d'Or at the age of 36 and it would seem that his validity is infinite. While some stars of the past at that age were already retired at that age, La Pulga continues to shine both in Inter Miami and in the Argentine National Team and still has quality football to offer.

In this context, his fans hope that he will have a good Copa América in 204 in the United States, hoping that he can fight again for an award from France Football magazine, which after Monday's ceremony joined forces to present its awards in conjunction with the UEFA starting next year.

Now, as is known, '10' is no longer interested in individual awards. In fact, the man from Rosario always stated that what mattered to him were the collective awards, but this intensified since he won the most precious trophy: the World Cup. After consecration in Qatar 2022, Messi began to feel fulfilled in his career and already began to think about his retirement. In the last few hours, a video began to circulate in which Leo talks about it and his words went deep into the hearts of all his followers.

"I am lucky to do something that I am passionate about, that I love and I try to enjoy it every time I enter a court. I know that these are my last years, I know that when I don't have this I am going to miss it a lot. Because no matter how many things I find to do, nothing is going to be similar to what I did all my life”, Lionel expressed in the aforementioned video.

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“Knowing how old I will be then (39 years old), it seems difficult to me, but we will see how I feel physically. Once my football career is over we will return to Barcelona, I have no idea what I'm going to do, I haven't thought about it yet and I don't want to do it", the man from Rosario told French journalist Florent Torchut after winning the Ballon d'Or.