Angel Di Maria spoke about playing centrally for PSG and Lionel Messi.

Di Maria has been at PSG since 2015 and often plays on the wing for the club. However, the Argentine has also played centrally for Real Madrid. Speaking in the interview with RMC, here is what he had to say when asked if he can play centrally:

“I believe I already showed that I could play in that position. It was my best year in 2014 with Real Madrid. The coach knows that I could play therre but they’re his decisions. He is there to decide and for us to do as well as we can on the pitch, anywhere, in the middle, up front or anywhere else.

“They are questions for him, the only thing I have done since arriving at PSG is giving my maximum when I am on the pitch. For sure I love to play with the ball at my feet. In 2014, I played in the middle and I felt very good, very happy. And with quality players at PSG like Marco, Leandro or Gana, it could be done too but those are decisions for the coach.”

On if he is ready to put in the effort to play in that position:

“Yes, obviously. I want to play and always be in the starting eleven. Sometimes I am, sometimes I’m not but the important thing is to always be on top and to do your best for the coach to have another option. And after that, it’s for him to decide with his coaching staff. They decide how to organize the team and my only objective is to be 100%.”

He was also asked if Lionel Messi deserves to win the Ballon d’Or:

“Yes, I believe he does. He had an important year in his career. Winning the Copa America with his country after having so many things happen to him with the national team, he finally won it. For that alone he largely deserves it.”

Angel Correa spoke about wanting to play a World Cup with the Agentina national team and Rodrigo De Paul.

Correa is in great form for Atletico and he is already working towards making the Argentina national team for the World Cup. Still only 26 years old, Correa was part of the Atletico Madrid team which won La Liga last season and part of the Argentina national team that won the Copa America. Speaking in an interview with AS, Correa commented on wanting to play in the 2022 World Cup:

“It’s clear. I didn’t have the opportunity of being at the 2018 World Cup and now I am back in the Argentina national team and we have qualified. It’s clear that I want it to happen because it would be the utmost being at the World Cup.

“I only try to always be prepared. I am well physically although it’s now complicated with all of the trops and all of the matches in such little time. That is what affects me the most as a player.

“It’s something I like, to compete with great players and great team mates and it’s something that motivates me a lot every day.”

In regards to the media not talking about him much:

“I try not to think about it, I’m not one to read the media or anything. I try to continue to grow as a football player because I still have a lot of things to leave.”

He also spoke about his Argentina and Atletico Madrid team mate Rodrigo De Paul:

“With the quality he has and the heart that he puts in every match and the training’s, it’s clear that if he continues like this, he could be here for many years and do great things at Atletico.”

Maxi Rodriguez has announced his retirement from football.

Rodriguez was part of some memorable moments in Argentine football history. The 40 year old announce his retirement from football on Friday with his boyhood club Newell’s Old Boys being his last team.

Scorer of one of the greatest goals in World Cup history, Maxi scored for Argentina against Mexico at the 2006 World Cup in extra time. His other memorable moment came at the 2014 World Cup where he scored the penalty which took Argentina to the World Cup final.

Part of three World Cup teams for Argentina, Maxi was part of the U20 team which won the 2001 U20 World Cup. He played for Newell’s where he was part of their youth team and signed with Espanyol, spending three seasons at the club.

He would then join Atletico Madrid for five years and join Liverpool for two years. He would go back to Newell’s for five years before joining Peñarol and retiring with Newell’s Old Boys. He announced his retirement through Instagram as he posted an emotional video.

Argentina is set to play Italy in June at Wembley in London, England.

It’s the Copa America champions against the Euro winners as Argentina will play Italy. The match was confirmed months ago but the venue was set to be announced. According to Gaston Edul, the match will be played at Wembley.

Per the tweet, Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni would also play one more friendly match against European teams during that month.