Lionel Messi has commented on if he will play in the 2026 World Cup with the Argentina national team.

Messi spoke in an interview on NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, where he commented on who his greatest of all time players are in other sports. In the same interview, the 38 year old commented on if he will play with the Argentina national team next year at the World Cup. Here is what he had to say:

“Well, the truth is that yes, it’s something extraordinary to be able to be in a World Cup. And I would like to be there. To feel well and to be an important par of helping my national team – if I am there.

“I’m going to assess that on a day-to-day basis when I start preseason next year with Inter [Miami] and see if I can really be 100%. I’m really eager because it’s a World Cup.

“We’re coming off winning the last World Cup and being able to defend it on the field again is spectacular because it’s always a dream to play with the national team, especially in official competitions, so hopefully God will allow me to do it once again.”

Lionel Messi has spoken about who he considers to be the greatest of all time in other sports.

Messi is considered by many to be the greatest football player of all time. The Argentine spoke in an exclusive interview with Tom Llamas of NBC Nightly News. When asked who he has looked up to or studied, here is what he had to say:

“For us Argentinians, Maradona was always our greatest idol and greatest admiration, for everything he meant to us. I was little and saw him play live. Diego transcended everything.

“When it comes to other sports, obviously I think the same thing happened with Jordan. I really admire tennis players like Federer, Rafa and Djokovic and I think that all three of them made the competition much bigger than it was before.

“Competing for so long to be the best and being so close to each other made it all much more fantastic. I don’t know, I’m sure I’m forgetting a lot of athletes but to highlight a few, I think I’d go with those, to name a few from basketball. LeBron, Steph, the best. The players that I admire a lot and I think they gave a lot to the sport, each in their own way. So, well, there are several names.”

Lionel Messi has been nominated for the Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award.

Messi won last year’s Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award and is a finalist for the award this year. The MLS announced their finalists for the most valuable player award for the league this year.

The Argentine could become the first playee in league history to the award back to back. Here are the finalists:

Denis Bouanga (LAFC)

Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC)

Evander (FC Cincinnati)

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF)

Sam Surridge (Nashville SC)