{"id":19566,"date":"2026-01-07T13:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/lionel-messi-reveals-what-he-will-do-when-he-quits-football-denies-following-in-diego-maradonas-footsteps\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:30:26","slug":"lionel-messi-reveals-what-he-will-do-when-he-quits-football-denies-following-in-diego-maradonas-footsteps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/lionel-messi-reveals-what-he-will-do-when-he-quits-football-denies-following-in-diego-maradonas-footsteps\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi reveals what he will do when he quits football, denies following in Diego Maradona&#8217;s footsteps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Lionel Messi is not usually someone who enjoys giving interviews, much less talking about his personal life on camera. However, in an interview published by the Argentine streaming channel Luzu, the Inter Miami forward surprised everyone by talking about literally everything, even commenting on how he would like to remain involved with football even when the time comes for him to retire.<\/p>\n<p>The classic question usually asked of older players is what they will do when they retire from football, but in this case Messi was very clear about his preferences, excluding becoming a football coach or following in the footsteps of Diego Armando Maradona, who coached Argentina&#8217;s national team at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Antonella Roccuzzo showed that Messi does not stray from the ball even during the break<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Lionel Messi reveals what he will do when he quits football<\/h2>\n<p>In an interview with Luz, Messi was so comfortable that he decided to talk in detail about what he wants to do with his life after retirement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>I would like to have my own club (&#8230;) I can start from the bottom and give the boys, people the opportunity to grow and build an important club.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">lionel messi<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Strictly speaking, I don&#8217;t really consider myself a manager, but if I had to say one of the three, I like the idea of \u200b\u200bbeing an owner,&#8221; Messi explained. He is already working on such a project with Luis Suarez in Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, 38, is focused on his final World Cup in 2022, when he aims to defend his title. However, the striker is already analyzing his future as he knows he has a few more years left in his football career.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Messi reveals he went to therapy while playing for Barcelona<\/h2>\n<p>Continuing with his personal issues, Messi also talked about how he deals with his mental health and personal issues. These 10 people were very honest in confessing that they had been to therapy at some point in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t go to therapy now. I was in therapy at Barcelona at the time. I started eating myself and keeping my problems to myself. I&#8217;ve changed a lot,&#8221; the Inter Miami star explained.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine striker also explained that he likes to be alone sometimes and wants to have some peace at home. &#8220;I really like being alone and I enjoy being alone. It gets very messy when the kids are running around the house (lol),&#8221; added the Argentine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/mls\/2026\/01\/07\/695e58a3e2704e1e148b4584.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi is not usually someone who enjoys giving interviews, much less talking about his personal life on camera. 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