The Barcelona striker, speaking on an Argentine radio station on Friday, also surprised listeners by saying he misses Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who left rivals Real Madrid for Juventus last year. "I miss Cristiano in Spain," Messi told Radio C5N. "It was lovely having him here, even though it annoyed me seeing him win so many titles. We need to be patient and I have no doubt that we are going to be strong." "I am going to stretch out my retirement as long as I can," Messi said, adding that if he did return to Argentina it would be to play for his hometown club Newell's Old Boys.

Source: bd News24 March 29, 2019 22:18 UTC