Owner, businessman & player: Messi has big plans as a golden era ends

OK NOBODY WARNED ME ABOUT THIS ONE BUT THE MAN LITERALLY DOES NOT PLAN BEYOND HIS NEXT GAME WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE FOR A GOAT LIKE MESSI! HE IS RETIRING FROM ARGENTINA AFTER 208 APPEARANCES AND A FRIENDLY AGAINST BENIN AT THE MONUMENTAL AND I AM LOSING MY MIND OVER COACH SCALONI TELLING HIM HE CAN ALWAYS CHANGE HIS MIND LIKE THAT IS NOT WEIRD AT ALL! THE GUY HAS NOTHING LEFT TO GIVE HE SAYS SIX WEEKS AFTER THAT BRUTAL WORLD CUP FINAL LOSS TO SPAIN BUT HE IS STILL LOCKED INTO INTER MIAMI UNTIL 2028 AND HONESTLY HE WOULD PROBABLY DIE WITHOUT SOCCER SO HE IS DEFINITELY STAYING IN THE GAME IN SOME CAPACITY! IT IS THE END OF AN ERA AND I AM NOT READY FOR THIS. ANYWAY I WILL SEND YOU THE LINK TOMORROW.

SO THE PART THAT GOT ME IS THIS COACH LIONEL SCALONI IS OUT HERE TELLING MESSI HE CAN COME BACK WHENEVER HE WANTS LIKE HE IS A TENURED PROFESSOR ON SABBATICAL OR SOMETHING WHICH IS BOLD! LEO IS FINALLY HANGING UP THE ARGENTINA JERSEY AFTER THAT FRIENDLY WITH BENIN AND HE SAYS HE HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LEFT IN THE TANK AFTER THAT SPAIN LOSS BUT HIS INTER MIAMI CONTRACT RUNS TILL 2028 AND HE IS PLANNING BUSINESS VENTURES OUTSIDE OF SPORTS TOO! HE HAS BEEN THE RECORD GOAL SCORER AND MOST-CAPPED PLAYER FOREVER AND NOW IT IS JUST OVER AT THE MONUMENTAL STADIUM! I SWEAR I AM GOING TO CRY IN THIS CLUB RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE WATCHING HISTORY FINISH AND IT FEELS SO WEIRD. ANYWAY THAT IS WHY I AM LIKE THIS.

Lionel Messi is set to play his final match for the Argentina national team in a friendly against Benin following his retirement announcement after the World Cup loss to Spain.

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