2024-01-02 15:26:44
Lionel Messi’s number 10 retired in Argentina? This is the wish of the president of the Argentine football federation. “When he retires from international duty, no one will be allowed to wear the number 10, it will be retired for life in his honour. It’s the least we can do for him.”declared Claudio Tapia on the occasion of the presentation of a plaque commemorating the success of the world champion title won in 2022.
A future veto from Fifa?
At 36 years old, Lionel Messi has not yet announced the end of his career. The Argentine captain (180 caps, 106 goals) continues to wear the jersey of his country as well as that of Inter Miami in MLS. If he is certainly one of the best footballers of all time, like his eight Ballon d’Or wins – a record -, removing his number 10 seems impossible. Fifa might indeed veto it since the 23 or 26 players participating in a World Cup must be numbered from 1 to 23 (or 26). Its president, Gianni Infantino, has not yet commented on the subject.
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This probability seems all the more improbable as Fifa had already refused Argentina to remove Diego Maradona’s number 10 at the end of the 20th century.
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