{"id":177585,"date":"2024-03-27T15:55:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=177585"},"modified":"2024-03-27T15:55:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:55:14","slug":"ill-retire-when-i-cant-help-my-team-says-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/ill-retire-when-i-cant-help-my-team-says-messi\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll retire when I can\u2019t help my team, says Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi has said age will not play a factor in his decision to retire and that he will know when it is right to call time on his playing career as he will not be contributing as necessary to his team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentina captain, 36, has not given an indication as to when he will retire, with his deal at Inter Miami ending in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that the moment that I know that I\u2019m not performing, that I\u2019m not enjoying myself, that I\u2019m not helping my teammates,\u201d Messi told MBC\u2019s Big Time Podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very self-critical. I know when I am good, when I am bad, when I play well, and when I play badly\u2026 And when I feel it is time to take that step, I will take it without thinking about age. If I feel good, I will always try to continue competing, because it is what I like and what I know how to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An eight-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner, Messi, who captained Argentina to World Cup glory in 2022, is expected to lead his national team at this summer\u2019s Copa Am\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad things not gone the way they did [in the tournament in Qatar], I would have left the national team,\u201d Messi said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jnews_inline_related_post_wrapper left\">\n<div class=\"jnews_inline_related_post\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_21 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_nextprev jeg_col_2o3 jnews_module_233188_0_66042df7bacce   \" data-unique=\"jnews_module_233188_0_66042df7bacce\">\n<div class=\"jeg_block_navigation\">\n<div class=\"jeg_block_nav \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Messi is sidelined with a hamstring injury and missed his national team\u2019s two international friendly wins over El Salvador and Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said Messi is the only player to have a guaranteed place in his squad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi has said age will not play a factor in his decision to retire and that he will know when it is right to call time on his playing career as he will not be contributing as necessary to his team\u2019s success. 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