Lionel Messi Reveals No Immediate Plans for Retirement from Football

Inter Miami and Argentina star Lionel Messi has revealed that he has no immediate plans to retire from football.

The legendary footballer, who will turn 37 on June 24, stated that Major League Soccer club Inter Miami will be his final team, though he has not set a definitive retirement date yet.

“I’ve done this all of my life; I love playing ball. I enjoy the training, the day-to-day, the games. There’s a bit of fear that it’s all ending. It’s always there. It was a difficult step leaving Europe to come here [to Miami],” Messi said in an interview with ESPN Argentina on Wednesday, June 12.

“The fact we won the World Cup helped, it helped a lot, to see things in another way. But I try not to think about it. I try to enjoy it. I do that more now because I’m aware that there’s not a lot of time left.

“So, I have a good time with the club, being lucky to have good teammates and friends at my side. I enjoy my time with the national team, where I also have good friends.

“I enjoy those small details that I know I’ll miss when I stop playing.”

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