Lionel Messi said he's 'not prepared to leave' soccer but acknowledged he's nearing the end of his career, saying be thinks Inter Miami will be the last club he plays for.
As he gears up to lead Argentina in defense of its 2020 Copa América title, soccer superstar Lionel Messi said he's 'not prepared to leave' the sport of which he has become the global face, especially after his 2022 World Cup triumph. But the 36-year-old also admitted 'there's not a lot of time left' in his career, and that MLS squad Inter Miami will be his 'last club' in an interview with ESPN Argentina.
Messi won four UEFA Champions League titles, 10 La Liga titles and seven Copa del Rey titles with Barcelona, the club he signed with as a teenager in 2000 and played for until 2021. But he had never won a major international trophy until Argentina defeated archival Brazil in the final of the pandemic-delayed Copa América in 2021. 'I've done this all of my life; I love playing ball,' Messi told ESPN. 'I enjoy the practices and the day-to-day, the games.
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