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Lionel Messi Shares Heartbreaking News About His Future.
The world of football has been rocked by heartbreaking news from one of the game’s greatest players, Lionel Messi.
Messi has been in blistering form for both club and country this season, with Argentina currently riding a 35-game unbeaten streak dating back to 2019.
The last international competition Messi won was Copa America last year when they defeated Brazil in the final. The World Cup, however, is a different beast altogether, with Messi having gotten to the final in the 2014 edition but losing out to Germany.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward has stated that the World Cup in Qatar will be his final. Messi made the announcement following the UEFA Champions League match against Benfica.
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The 36-year-old recently won Argentina’s first major trophy, the Copa America in 2021. Argentina will be hoping that Messi can lead them to victory when the tournament concludes in Qatar.
Messi has yet to decide whether he will extend his contract with PSG or return to Barcelona. However, he will make that decision after the World Cup in 2023.
He said:
“This will be my last World Cup — for sure. The decision has been made,”
“I’m counting down the days until the World Cup. “The truth is, there’s a little anxiety, saying: ‘Well, we’re here, what’s going to happen? It’s my last one, how’s it going to go?’. On one hand, I can’t wait for it to arrive but I’m also desperate for it to go well,” he added.
“We’re at a very good moment, with a very strong group, but anything can happen at a World Cup,” he explained. “All the matches are difficult, that is what makes a World Cup so special because the favourites are not always the ones who end up winning or even doing as well as you expect.
“I don’t know if we are the favourites, but Argentina in itself is always a candidate for history, for what it means. We are not the favourites, I think there are other teams that are above us.”
Leo Messi announces: “This will be my last World Cup — for sure. The decision has been made”, tells @PolloVignolo. 🚨🇦🇷 #Argentina
Important to clarify again that Messi will not decide his future between PSG and Barça now or in the next weeks; it will be in 2023. pic.twitter.com/W54EDZIpfm
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 6, 2022