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Marca: How long will Messi last?

Messi’s brilliance seems to have no expiration date. He won the Golden Ball for the first time in 2009 and now, ten years later, he has been awarded this award for the sixth time.

A decade has passed and Lionel Messi is still one of the best footballers in the world, leaving fans wondering how much they will see their favorite in this form, writes Marca.

Some fans claim that Messi’s best days are already in the past, but then the Argentine assures Barcelona a victory with his crucial appearances like the one against Atletico Madrid on Sunday and critics remain silent.

The level of his performances has been impressive over the years, but Messi has hinted that he can go on.

Maradona’s 30s

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – JUNE 29: Diego Maradona of Argentina holds the World Cup trophy after defeating West Germany 3-2 during the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final match at the Azteca Stadium on June 29, 1986 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Archivo El Grafico/Getty Images)

Diego Maradona left Barcelona to become “king of the world”. He won the World Cup in 2986 and grabbed the hearts of fans in Naples, winning two Serie A titles with them.

In the thirties of his life, his form began to decline significantly, though he had already gained the title of “God” in Argentina.
On the other hand, Johan Cruyffin’s form decline began at the age of 27, after he was awarded the Golden Ball.

Pele, from another galaxy

Pele continued her career for longer. He won the World Cup title for the first time at the age of 18 in 1958. 12 years later he won the trophy for the third time and then began to take shape.

However, retirement years differ in other sports. Michael Jordan waited until he was 28 years old for his first NBA title while winning the last title at the age of 35.

Meanwhile, 38-year-old Roger Federer, 33-year-old Rafael Nadali and 32-year-old Novak Djokovic are still leaders in the tennis world.

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Ronaldo like Pogba in 2016?

Just like in the last European, that of 2016, Juve experiences the waiting competition to find out what will be the future of their star.

5 years ago the black and white executives remain anxious throughout the competition before the future of Paul Pogba was determined.

Reached the final with France, where he was defeated by Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Five years later, it is Ronaldo who keeps Juve’s market frozen, with his mind on the pitch and his staff trying to settle him away from Turin.

Different situations, but the summer of 2021 may have some analogies to what was experienced in 2016.

Pogba, after the European of France, decided his future during the holidays together with the agent Mino Raiola, between July and August.

He chose to return to Manchester United with a salary he could not refuse.

It was the most expensive transfer of the European market so far, an operation of 105 million euros, pretty good for Juventus who had received it four years ago with zero parameters.

Even the sale of Ronaldo would be positive for the financial logic of Juventus.

The player still has a one-year contract, with a net salary of 31 million euros, which costs the balance a total of 87 million euros, including fiscal obligations.

The Portuguese has not yet spoken about the future, but seems more inclined to leave Turin than in past summers.

For this reason he has given the mandate to agent Mendez to find an alternative.

PSG and Manchester United, where Pogba seems to be ending the adventure, remain valid hypotheses for the future of the footballer, who for now remains focused on defending the European title with Portugal.

He will decide on the continuation of his career later, as Pogba did in 2016.

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Official: Hansi Flick is named Germany coach

It is now official.

Hansi Flick will sit on the bench of the German National Team officially after the end of the European Championship “Euro 2020”.

The news was announced by the German Football Federation, which has resolved the small details that were left to sign the agreement with the new German coach.

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“If Ramos were Argentine, Messi would have won a World Cup”

One of Lionel Messi’s biggest disappointments is the loss in the 2014 World Cup, but Oscar Ruggeri believes that the Barcelona star would have that precious trophy if he had Real Madrid center-back Sergio Ramos as a teammate.

The former Boca Juniors defender, who won 97 games for Argentina, believes the team lacked a player of Ramos’ caliber.

“Argentina and Messi, with Ramos means a World Cup,” Ruggeri told ESPN. “He [Ramos] is a monster.

“If Argentina had Ramos on defense, they would be world champions.

“I would like to have a player like Ramos in my national team. If we had a player like Ramos today, we would be contenders for every World Cup.

“We had good central defenders but not the best of all time. Ramos is the best. It would have been nice if he had been Argentine. He is better than me, number one. He is above all,” said Ruggeri.

Messi will have one last chance in 2022 to win the World Cup, the trophy that the Argentine is missing.