New Delhi: According to the big news coming from the football world, the legendary footballer Lionel Messi has finally announced his retirement. Yes, he said in an interview with Sebastian Vignolo that he would retire from the sport after the FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar.
It is worth noting that this will be the fifth FIFA World Cup for the 35-year-old Messi of Argentina. Regarding his retirement, Messi says that “I have already taken the decision and have informed the team about it, this will be my last World Cup.” However, Messi has not made it clear whether he will continue playing club football. Know that the Qatar World Cup is going to start on November 20.
Talking about club football, Messi, who played most of his career for Barcelona, is now part of PSG. He has been associated with this team for some time back. Talking about the record, Messi has scored 474 goals for Barcelona in club football, while for PSG he has so far scored 11 goals.
It is to be known that since the legendary footballer Lionel Messi made his international debut in 2007, he has scored an outstanding 90 goals for Argentina and he is also among the top 3 players with the most goals in international football.