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Argentina national team cancel training in Miami, will fly to Washington on Thursday

The Argentina national team have cancelled their training on Wednesday in Miami and will fly to Washington on Thursday for their match against Guatemala.

Lionel Scaloni did not train outside on Wednesday due to the severe rain and flood in Miami. Instead, the team trained indoors.

Training is expected on Thursday morning should the weather allow it and the team will fly out to Washington on Thursday with Scaloni speaking to the media in the afternoon.

Scaloni’s team won 1-0 vs. Ecuador in Chicago on Sunday and will play Guatemala on Friday.

Lionel Messi comments on his future with the Argentina national team

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Lionel Messi has commented on his future with the Argentina national team.

Messi will be with the Argentina national team for the 2024 Copa America. He spoke about his time with PSG, how Inter Miami could be his last club and winning the 2022 World Cup with Argentina. Speaking with ESPN Argentina, he also spoke about his Argentina national team future. Here is what he had to say:

“As long as I feel physically fit and able to perform at my best, and continue to help the National Team, I would like to continue being part of it.

“I never gave importance to records. I wouldn’t play in a World Cup just to say that I was in six World Cups.”

He also commented on the 2026 World Cup and his son:

“Thiago talks to me a lot about the upcoming World Cup. We are living in the United States and it’s going to be held there. We talk about it, he asks me questions and he’s excited to experience that World Cup.”

Lionel Messi on winning the World Cup: “Being a world champion changed my life”

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Lionel Messi spoke about how winning the 2022 World Cup with the Argentina national team changed his life.

Messi won everything there is to win, multiple times, at club level. He won the Champions League four times with FC Barcelona and won the league title several times. With the Argentina national team, he won the Copa America and the Finalissima leading up to the World Cup.

The 36 year old commented on his time with PSG and how Inter Miami will probably be his last club before retiring. Speaking with ESPN Argentina, Messi also spoke about winning the 2022 World Cup. Here is what he had to say:

“It is very difficult to be a World champion and not everyone can get this trophy. The World Cup came at the right time.

“Being a World champion changed my life. This was the only thing I was missing. Winning the World Cup is the ultimate and most complete thing, especially since I am Argentine. It is the dream of any player.”

He also spoke about losing the 2014 World Cup and how it would have been had he lost in Qatar:

“It would have hurt me a lot if I had not won the World Cup. I thought a lot about the 2014 final. We were very close and we couldn’t get it.

“I’ve been so affected over many years by the thought of not having it. Losing two World Cup finals would have been a huge thorn in my side.”

About when the 2022 World Cup final was over:

“The final whistle? At that moment, I couldn’t cry, but later, when everything calmed down and I was at peace, I cried tears of happiness alone.”

Regarding Emiliano Martínez:

“Dibu Martínez is the best goalkeeper in the world.”

Lionel Messi on his club future: “I think Inter Miami is going to be my last club”

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Lionel Messi commented on his club future and how he thinks Inter Miami could be his last club.

Messi has played for two clubs in Europe and one in North America. The 36 year old commented on his time in Paris with Paris Saint-Germain and has spoken about his club future. Speaking in an interview with ESPN Argentina, here is what he had to say:

“I’m not ready to leave football, I love playing with the ball.

“There is fear that it will all be over, it was a difficult step to leave Europe. I am aware that there is less to go but I don’t think about it, I enjoy it.

“I think Inter Miami is going to be my last club.”

Lionel Messi on his time with PSG: “Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out as I had hoped”

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Lionel Messi spoke about his time with PSG stating that it didn’t turn out the way he had hoped.

Messi only played for two clubs in Europe. The first being FC Barcelona and the second being in Paris with Paris Saint-Germain.

The Argentine won two league titles in his two years at the club. Speaking in an interview with ESPN Argentina, here is what Messi had to say about his time with the club:

“I have nothing against them but unfortunately, it didn’t turn out as I had hoped. Personally, I had a hard time with the change. It was very difficult for us. That affects me a lot emotionally. However, while in Paris, the best thing happened to me. I became a world champion.”

“In Paris, the neighbors would ring the doorbell to ask us to keep the noise down; the neighbors were tough. It was 9 or 10 at night.”

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