{"id":19586,"date":"2026-01-07T17:56:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/lionel-messi-wants-to-become-an-owner-rather-than-a-coach-when-he-quits-playing\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:56:40","slug":"lionel-messi-wants-to-become-an-owner-rather-than-a-coach-when-he-quits-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/lionel-messi-wants-to-become-an-owner-rather-than-a-coach-when-he-quits-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi wants to become an owner rather than a coach when he quits playing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BUENOS AIRES (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">lionel messi<\/span> The Argentine soccer star has said that he hopes to become a club owner rather than a coach when he quits playing.<\/p>\n<p>In October he <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">signed a three-year contract extension<\/span> Transferred to Inter Miami and will play through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t consider myself a coach,&#8221; Messi, 38, told streaming channel Luzu in an interview recorded in December and broadcast on Tuesday. \u201cI like running a business, but if I had to choose one of the three, I would like to be the owner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to have my own club and grow it and start from the bottom and be able to give kids and people the opportunity to grow and make it an important club. If I had to choose, that\u2019s what appeals to me the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Messi, who led Argentina to victory at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, has already <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">partial owner<\/span> He plays for Deportivo LSM, a fourth-division team in Uruguay that is co-owned by his Inter teammate Luis Suarez.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Deportivo LS is a family dream that started in 2018. We have over 3,000 members and have grown significantly,&#8221; club founder Suarez said in a video alongside Messi last May. \u201cI want to bring Uruguayan football, a place that I love and where I grew up as a child, opportunities and tools for teenagers and children to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Messi, an eight-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner, also has a future minority ownership interest in Inter in his contract.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Messi wins MLS Golden Boot<\/span> He scored 29 goals this season, five more than LAFC&#8217;s Dennis Bouanga and Nashville&#8217;s Sam Surridge. He also recorded 19 assists and contributed 48 goals in total, just shy of the league record set by Carlos Vela in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Messi also became the first player to win the championship. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Consecutive MVP award<\/span> In the history of MLS.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lionel-messi-inter-miami-coaching-66365921b00e87d37263f0421a8f1be7\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUENOS AIRES (AP) \u2014 lionel messi The Argentine soccer star has said that he hopes to become a club owner rather than a coach when he quits playing. 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