- During the Ballon d’Or ceremony, Leo Messi said he was happy to win the award as he was nearing his retirement.
- Luis Suarez claims the Argentine has been misunderstood.
- The Uruguayan thinks Leo was overjoyed and nervous with the win.
- Suarez thinks Messi will be there for a long time.
In his interview with Bein Sports (h/t Diario Sport), Luis Suarez addressed Leo Messi’s recent ‘retirement’ comments. The striker believes that Barca’s captain still has many more years ahead of him and he has been simply misunderstood.
“Leo has been misinterpreted,” said Suarez.
“You have to understand that Leo just received a new Ballon d’Or at this moment and he was happy and nervous because he’s a human being like us. I think Leo Messi will be around for a long time.”
As a reminder, after being handed his record-breaking sixth Ballon d’Or, Messi revealed that it was a special one, as he is getting over and he might retire soon:
“I am aware of how old I am and these moments are much more enjoyable because the moment of my retirement is approaching and it is difficult.
“I repeat, although I have several more years left, at the moment it seems that time flies and everything happens very fast. I hope to continue enjoying football, as well as, my family, rivals and this life that I have,” Mundo Deportivo quote the Argentine saying.
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