Argentina star Messi not certain to play “much longer” after father’s death

Former Barcelona and PSG star Lionel Messi, who won World Cup 2022, hints at retirement.Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, one of the greatest footballers to play the game, has hinted that he may soon retire from the sport after the death of his father.The 39-year-old, who was part of the Argentina side that was defeated by Spain in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, rose to the top of the game from the youth ranks at Spanish club Barcelona.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Poland says Women’s World Cup plan on course despite UEFA boycott of FIFAlist 2 of 4Trump says ousting FIFA boss Infantino would be ‘terrible’ mistakelist 3 of 4‘Football belongs to no individual’: UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF slam Infantinolist 4 of 4FIFA decries ‘concerted’ effort to undermine Infantino as crisis deepensend of listAfter his country’s defeat by Spain in July in New Jersey at the World Cup, Messi returned to play domestic football in the United States with Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami.The forward was forced to cut short his return after the death of his father on August 8, and he announced on Wednesday that his playing days may now be coming to a...