{"id":2122336,"date":"2026-09-01T09:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122336"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:05:29","slug":"the-future-messi-contract-in-miami-until-2028-one-last-ballon-dor-and-his-life-outside-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122336","title":{"rendered":"The future Messi: contract in Miami until 2028, one last Ballon d&#8217;Or? and his life outside football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"ue-c-article\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__header \">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header-content ue-l-article--expand-right-full-from-tablet ue-l-article--expand-right-half-from-desktop\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker-group\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker-container\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker\">MLS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"ue-c-article__headline js-headline js-headlineb \">The future Messi: contract in Miami until 2028, one last Ballon d&#8217;Or? and his life outside football<\/h1>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article__standfirst\">Without the national team, Leo still has goals&#8230; until his body and mind tell him &#8220;enough&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__body\" data-section=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column ue-l-article--minimum-content-from-tablet\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-phablet ue-l-article--expand-left-full-from-tablet ue-c-article__media--main-media\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1010px) 660px, (min-width: 980px) calc(100vw - 350px), (min-width: 740px) calc(100vw - 320px), 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_360_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.webp 360w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_375_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.webp 375w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_414_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.webp 414w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_660_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.webp 660w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_720_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.webp 720w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_750_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.webp 750w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_828_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.webp 828w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_1320_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.webp 1320w\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side&#8217;s third goal during the second half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montreal.<\/span><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-source\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-author\">Rebecca Blackwell<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar has-avatar ue-c-article__bar--horizontal-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-body\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__byline ue-l-article--grow-from-desktop\" aria-label=\"Redacci\u00f3n:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__byline-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__byline-name\">\n                                JUAN CASTRO\n                    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__publishdate\" aria-label=\"Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n\"><span>Updated <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-09-01T09:05:29Z\">                            01\/09\/2026<br \/>\n        &#8211;<br \/>\n        <span>04:05<abbr title=\"Central Daylight Time\">CDT<\/abbr><\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-footer\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-google-follow \">\n<div class=\"ue-c-google-follow__container \">\n                Follow MARCA on Google\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-secondary ue-u-hide-until-tablet ue-l-article--leftcol-width-from-tablet ue-l-article--float-left-from-tablet-no-margin ue-l-article--move-to-leftcol-from-tablet ue-u-sticky-top-80\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools  ue-c-article__share-tools--direction-column js_socialMedia\" aria-label=\"Compartir art\u00edculo en Redes Sociales\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--facebook\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Facebook<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--twitter\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Twitter<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--telegram\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Telegram<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Whatsapp<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--email\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir por Mail<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles ue-l-article--width-1of2-from-mobile ue-l-article--width-1of3-from-desktop ue-l-article--float-right-from-mobile ue-c-article__subtitles--boxed\" aria-label=\"Contenido relacionado\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">Soccer\u00a0 <\/span>The end of an era: Lionel Messi announced his definitive retirement from the Argentina National Team<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">Soccer\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI saw you suffer, fall, and get back up\u201d: Antonela Roccuzzo\u2019s words dedicated to Messi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__body\">\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Leo <strong>Messi is still going strong, even though he will no longer play for the National Team.<\/strong> The proof is the four goals he scored on Sunday with Inter Miami (he is currently the league\u2019s top scorer with 18 goals). In other words, football-wise<strong>, there is a very much still-active Leo. There is no doubt about it. Another matter is his mind, his desire&#8230; which, surely, will one day be what says &#8220;enough&#8221;.<\/strong> And even more so after the loss of Jorge, his father. But let\u2019s stick to the concrete facts.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Leo (LM) is under contract with Inter until the end of 2028. <\/strong>However, especially in Leo\u2019s case, that is merely a piece of information. No one should doubt that it means nothing.<strong>\u00a0LM will retire whenever he wants, and Inter Miami will accept it that way, <\/strong>giving him a place in its shareholding and structure so he can remain linked to the club if he wants.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Argentine commentator gets emotional live on air after Lionel Messi announces retirement<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Sportingly, Leo still has some titles left to fight for to add to the 48 trophies he has (it is the world record, not counting the individual ones). He still has, for example, the 2026 MLS, a tournament in which he is immersed right now. Inter are the defending champions. <strong>Ah, and in the short term, no one dares rule him out for his ninth Ballon d&#8217;Or. Watch out for that possible award in<\/strong>\u00a0October, the month in which he will also receive the Prince of Asturias in Oviedo.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">If his head and his legs made him want to continue (nothing can be ruled out either way), <strong>Messi would also have challenges in 2027: a short MLS season through June (soccer in the United States will be rescheduled to the European calendar next year);\u00a0<\/strong>the following 2027-28 MLS season; the 2028 ConcaChampions (a title much cherished in Miami and unprecedented for the club)&#8230; In short, there are objectives, if Leo wants to keep going.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">And then there is<strong> his life outside football <\/strong>(Messi will turn 40 on June 24, 2027). In other words, a long life ahead with his family and his businesses, which are many and varied: he is the face of many brands, the owner of a wine, some energy drinks&#8230; That is to say<strong>, Leo&#8217;s image could fill several lifetimes, but his family and those around him have always had<\/strong>\u00a0the concern of extending his legacy beyond the ball.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The most concrete example is <strong>the purchase of Uni\u00f3 Esportiva Cornell\u00e0, a club in Catalonia&#8217;s Tercera Federaci\u00f3n that Leo acquired <\/strong>this year as a way of perpetuating his surname in football. A tiny &#8220;toy&#8221; that he wants to make big through his management and that of his team in the coming years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Not for nothing, let us remember that LM will <strong>most likely live in Catalonia (he still keeps the house in Castelldefels) <\/strong>when he retires from football. From there, he will surely enjoy his family, manage his businesses, and perpetuate his legacy in football from this other perspective, beyond<strong> everything he will surely represent as the eternal ambassador of Argentine football.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Long live the &#8220;other&#8221; Leo.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"taboola-art-mid-script\" data-ue-is-premium=\"false\" data-ue-is-basic=\"true\" data-ue-is-mobile=\"false\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__tags-container\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__tags\" aria-label=\"Etiquetado como:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Lionel Messi<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Ballon d&#8217;Or<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Inter Miami<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">MLS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news \" aria-label=\"Art\u00edculos relacionados\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">MLS <\/span>Messi\u2019s four-goal masterclass changes race to 1,000 as Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s lead shrinks<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">MLS <\/span>Casemiro forgets the past and puts Messi above Cristiano Ronaldo: &#8220;He is still the best&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">MLS <\/span>Lionel Messi nets FOUR goals, Casemiro his first club goal and Inter Miami bounce back in major way<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-popular-links js-featured-links ue-c-popular-links--closed\">\n<ul class=\"list ue-c-popular-links__list hidden-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-popular-links__list-item \">NFL News<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-popular-links__list-item \">Cowboys News<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/mls\/2026\/09\/01\/the-future-messi-contract-in-miami-until-2028-one-last-ballon-d-or-and-his-life-outside-football.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31\/6a955fadeb2d2.jpeg&#8221;] MLS The future Messi: contract in Miami until 2028, one last Ballon d&#8217;Or? and his life outside football Without the national team, Leo still has goals&#8230; until his body and mind tell him &#8220;enough&#8221; Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side&#8217;s third goal during the second half of an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,45],"class_list":["post-2122336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-marca-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2122336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2122336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2122336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2122336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}