Leo Messi is causing a sensation in the MLS. © APA / MIKE EHRMANN

Messi: Relaxed kicking in Major League Soccer

In a YouTube interview, world champion Lionel Messi gives private insights. Argentina's superstar talks, among other things, about football in the MLS and everyday life with his family.

September 21, 2023

From: dpa

After moving from Europe to the USA, world champion Lionel Messi can slow down his footballing gear. “I want to win, I want to face the competition, but it's more relaxed here,” said the Inter Miami offensive star in an interview published on Thursday by Argentine YouTuber Miguel Granados about his involvement in Major League Soccer.

“I continue to have fun playing. But now of course it's something different. That’s how we decided to come here and not continue playing in Europe,” Messi added. “I train and play as I always have, but it is also true that I am older, have thousands of games behind me, time moves on for all of us.” On Wednesday, Messi was in the first in the game against Toronto FC Substituted injured at half time. Coach Gerardo Martino said it was an older injury to his leg.

Privately, the Argentine feels really comfortable in Florida. © APA/afp / CHANDAN KHANNA

In the somewhat strange interview at his home in Miami, Messi chatted about the family's everyday life, his closest friends in the Argentine national team and his fashion preferences. For example, he told Granados that his sons eat toast and hot chocolate for breakfast and play soccer in the children's section at Inter Miami, that he watches series with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo after lunch, and that he spends too much time on his cell phone and not can handle a drill. Messi also said that he would like to have another child. “I’m still waiting for a girl,” said the father of three sons.