Messi Can Play In Any League Until He Retires – Rob Earnshaw

Lionel Messi is a genius on our planet, Rob Earnshaw has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he believes that the South American maestro could still do a job at any European team right now, even though he has preferred the MLS in recent years.

Rob added that he genuinely thinks Messi can play in any league across the globe until he retires.

His words, “What you see from Messi, we have been seeing for years. I remember his first goal [for Barcelona] when he comes on and Ronaldinho flicks it over the defender and he goes and lobs the goalkeeper. We are still seeing the same things. At Barcelona, in La Liga, one of the biggest leagues in the world, we are seeing the same things. He has done it to the very best and he continues to do it now to whoever he plays against.

The thing about Messi is, he can play in any league until he retires. That is just the level of the genius that we have got on our planet! We have got to realise that this is a very unique thing. We might not ever see another Messi again. The overall picture, the overall career, the titles, being able to make his whole team better, we might never see another Messi again.

That guy can play in any league. Until he retires, he can choose whichever league it is. I have never been able to see or say this about another player – until he retires he can choose the league he plays in and will be the best in that league. That is the level this guy has been at.”

WOW.

Lionel Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.

Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.

With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).

He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).