Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Year : 2, Issue: 33
Agencies: Lionel Messi isn’t ready to hang up his boots just yet. According to Inter Miami teammate and longtime friend Luis Suarez, the Argentine superstar still has his sights set on the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Speaking in a recent interview, Suarez revealed that while their conversations about retirement often come with jokes, Messi has shown a serious desire to represent Argentina one last time on the world stage.
“No, yes in a joking tone we often talk, but he has those desires to play the World Cup next year too,” Suarez told Ovacion.
At 37, Messi has already achieved what most players can only dream of: eight Ballon d’Or titles, 12 league championships, two Copa Americas, and the long-awaited World Cup triumph in 2022. But despite all that, his hunger for competition continues to burn.
Messi joined Inter Miami in the summer of 2023 and has hit the ground running in the new MLS season, scoring 8 goals in 10 appearances.
As for his own international future, the 38-year-old Uruguayan striker admitted things are less certain.
Both players are aware that time is catching up, but neither has closed the door on one last international appearance.
