IjebuWarrior:


Stop to dey smoke kpoli, you no go gree...

You sef notice am

What is more worrisome is some psychos liked his nonsense comment

Sprints3:
we know people like you na back of TV you dey watch... Messi plays from midfield nonsense rubbish I hrd today... He drops deep and finish in the 18... Messi that was spoon fed by Xavi, iniesta and neymar... Ronaldo also played from the wings...

Your stupidity is legendary.

. If him come win 3 titkes like pele nko? Enough of this world cup gist abeg. His Argentina career has been very very good, but nothing compared to his club career. Any player tomorrow could easily outperform him in that Argentina shirt.

Non sense. Is he the first number 10?

ambs50:
Just retire the Jersey for Jay Jay Okocha

Abi because since the guy left the national team his shoes are too wide for others to put on

The only player deserving of such honour. The best football player of all time. The fact that they gave it a thought alone is a major honour to messi. This is an honour that has never been given to any player. And it's unlikely it would be given to other players.


Even if the Argentina F.A. later decide to bring the no.10 back in 15 or 30 years time, Messi deserves the honour right now.

plessis:
Deify a man because he can kick a round leather object.

See life!
How humans can create something out of nothing and highly value it?

See gold, what's the meaning. How does gold mean anything to be that expensive and valuable?

If they like, they should rename the country after him.

Na their wahala be that.

plessis:
Deify a man because he can kick a round leather object.

What the guy has done for the image of his country, some politicians can not do it even if you elect them ten times.

Kimcutie:

Lionel Messi deserves it more .

why will you compare Maradona to messi! Don't you know messi is not human?

They are not bothered about solving their inflation problems

Sprints3:
we know people like you na back of TV you dey watch... Messi plays from midfield nonsense rubbish I hrd today... He drops deep and finish in the 18... Messi that was spoon fed by Xavi, iniesta and neymar... Ronaldo also played from the wings...

Messi is a goalscoring midfielder...
Lionel Messi has won a record five IFFHS best playmaker award while xavi won four, so I don't know who is feeding who, Messi also has d most assists, he has more assist than iniesta, xavi and neymar.... Messi also played on d wings and he scored goals there.... When Messi scored d incredible solo effort vs real Madrid in 2011, he took d ball from d midfield dribbled all Madrid midfielders plus defender and scored... No dey wine yourself

DiskJokeyManic:
Messi the god Of Football😍😍😍😍...... Who will retire de oda one dat is in Walahi-talahi FC scoring cheap penalties jersey wen he retires?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Do you know what a god is? Can Messi play as a centre back? Can he play and win without teammates?

One of the greatest of all time...

You cannot like football and hate Messi.. 💯

He deserves it

robosky02:

Whenever Lionel Messi retires from the Argentina national team, Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia said he intends to make sure no player ever wears the No. 10 shirt again for the Albiceleste.

“When Messi retires from the national team, we will not allow anyone else to wear the number 10 after him,” Tapia said at a press conference over the weekend. “This number 10 will be retired for life in his honor. It’s the least we can do for him.”

Though retiring jersey numbers at the club level is fairly normal, it’s less common in the international game — and for good reason.

FIFA regulations require players to wear all numbers from one to 23 during official competitions. In other words, if Argentina is committed to retiring the No. 10, then it would have to play every tournament after Messi’s retirement missing one player on the roster.

There’s also the question of whether the most iconic jersey number in the game really belongs to any single player — even one as great as Messi.

Diego Maradona made the No. 10 shirt iconic with Argentina, and subsequent playmakers like Juan Román Riquelme followed in his footsteps until Messi made the number his own. If post-Maradona players could aspire to become Argentina’s No. 10, why couldn’t post-Messi players do the same?

Argentina actually attempted to retire the No. 10 shirt in Maradona’s honor more than 20 years ago, a request that was rejected by FIFA. It’s hard to imagine this time around will be any different.

Messi cemented his status as an Argentine legend in 2022, winning the World Cup to go along with the Copa América title he won the previous year. Though he’ll turn 37 this year, Messi is still very much central to the Argentina national team’s plans at the current moment.

Last month, the Inter Miami star said he was taking his national team career day by day and though he’s not closing the door on another World Cup in 2026, he is only focused on the 2024 Copa América in the United States.

After previously claiming the 2022 World Cup would be his last, though, Messi is now pushing for 2026 and a sixth World Cup appearance.

“I’m going to arrive at an age that I normally wouldn’t be able to play in the World Cup. I said that I don’t think I’m going to be there,” he told Star+. “It seemed that after the World Cup I was retiring and quite the opposite — now I want to be there more than ever.”



https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2024/01/02/messi-argentina-retire-number-10-jersey/

atiku4President:
I will challenge that decision in supreme court

agbadorian court u mean

toluxe0075:

They can’t retire the jersey number, especially for the jersey number in discussion. It’s against FIFA rule.

I hope they don't. Cos it doesn't make any sense. The world deserves to see more of Argentine number 10s in future

He's not a god.. Why almost idolizing this man?

Olachase:
I prefer Ronaldo to Messi

bad choice

Kimcutie:

Lionel Messi deserves it more .

Lol, sentiments, you no watch or settle down watch That man called Maradona, because we saw Messi play, na why, He lifted down squads, teams like Napoli to win trophies. He was iconic, no sentiments. Well na your choice.

He deserved the honour

b ;Dad choice

It doesn't make sense to me, during the time of Maradona nobody believed a player would later surpass his achievements.

atiku4President:
I will challenge that decision in supreme court

Naija suprime court abi? 😂

DiskJokeyManic:
Messi the god Of Football😍😍😍😍...... Who will retire de oda one dat is in Walahi-talahi FC scoring cheap penalties jersey wen he retires?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Neymar is also there
Benzema etc
U are mocking urself bro

God save our king

atiku4President:
I will challenge that decision in supreme court

Call me when you are going, i can't let this happened under my watch

Too much
But Nice one.

I am Messi fans but such decision isn't welcome and it doesn't encourage the up coming star who will want to play in Jersey No10 for the Argentine National Team