I won't say he's washed up, but he's closer to his final days than to his debut. He did lead Argentina to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He's just the latest big-name player to end his career in USA, with Pele & Beckham being a couple of others.
It's common for international futbol players of that caliber to get their final pay day in the United States (or North America). Even Pele did it, and he still had his skills. In sports such as baseball, it goes the other way: MLB to NPB.
Is Messi washed up? He has been around a while.
I won't say he's washed up, but he's closer to his final days than to his debut. He did lead Argentina to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He's just the latest big-name player to end his career in USA, with Pele & Beckham being a couple of others.
Yeah. It is a move to sell tickets.
That is what the US gets, the leftovers.
It's common for international futbol players of that caliber to get their final pay day in the United States (or North America). Even Pele did it, and he still had his skills. In sports such as baseball, it goes the other way: MLB to NPB.
Same with NFL football. @jongolson and I was chatting last night how the washed up NFL guys go to the CFL to get a final payday.