According to the reports, Lionel Messi is considering retiring from the next clash of Inter Miami with Sporting Kansas City amid the freezing conditions in which the game will be played.
Meteorological reports before opening the Concacaf Champions Cup on Tuesday night suggest that temperatures will decrease to -15C (5 degrees Fahrenheit).
According to the journalist Franco PanizoThe eight -time Ballon D'Or winner is not interested in playing in the game; However, it is still the possibility that it is still included.
The reports claim that Inter Miami has explored the possibility of postponing the game or even moving it to a warmer location amid the weather warnings.
The temperature could be submerged to a bass like -24c (-12 degrees Fahrenheit) with cold winds at night.
These temperatures would break the most cold MLS record in history, which was previously -7C (18 degrees Fahrenheit) that was recorded in a clash between Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers in 2019.
Lionel Messi is considering retiring from the collision of Inter Miami in the midst of freezing conditions
Meteorological reports suggest that temperatures will fall as low as -15c (5 degrees Fahrenheit), which would break the MLS record (in the photo: Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers in 2019)
Meanwhile, the same journalist shared an old interview with Messi's teammate, Luis Suarez, who suggested the Argentine dislikes playing in cold conditions.
In 2021, Suarez said: 'We talked every day, we always try to avoid expectations because we are players and we know how we have to act at that time, we talk about games, about the family.
'He told me that he suffers a lot playing in the cold and snow. You have to get used to the cold there sure. '
Messi enjoyed a star campaign with Inter Miami last season, registering 21 goals and 11 assists of its 22 ml of appearances.
Now, the Argentine has been enjoying the rest of the postseason before the new campaign that begins at the end of the month. They face New York FC City on February 22, after the first stage of its Concacaf Champions Cup leg.
During his out of season, Messi was recently seen in the Super Bowl Lix assistant along with the teammates of Inter Miami, Suárez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquests.
The Argentine also found time to take a picture with Jackson Mahomes, while older brother Patrick Mohamses played in the Chiefs championship game.
Meanwhile, recently, Messi's son, Thiago, stole the headlines after scoring 11 goals for Inter Miami in a clash against Atlanta United.
The temperature could be submerged to a bass like -24c (-12 Fahrenheit) with expected cold winds
Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets (LR) attending Super Bowl Lix
The 12 -year -old is the oldest of three children of Messi and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and seems to have a brilliant future ahead.
It is part of the Inter Miami Academy, the club that now plays its legendary father.
The young attacker midfielder put on the T -shirt No. 10, a synonym number of his eight times Ballon d'Orrando Dad.
Thiago has previously represented Barcelona at the youth level and, according to the reports, has a priority contract options in the old children on Newell's Argentine side.