Superstar Lionel Messi of Inter Miami has shared one of his greatest personal regrets off the field: not learning English as a child.
The 2022 World Cup champion and captain of Argentina acknowledged that during his storied career, he felt uncomfortable in some circumstances due to his limited command of English, particularly when he was engaging with international leaders.
“I regret many things. To not have learned English as a boy. I had the time to have at least studied English and I didn’t do it. I deeply regret it,” Messi said on Mexican podcast Miro de Atras.
“I experienced situations where I was with incredible and spectacular personalities to be able to talk and have a chat and you feel half ignorant.
“I always thought: ‘What an idiot, how I wasted my time.’”
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner revealed that the experience has shaped how he now raises his children, stressing the importance of education and preparation for life beyond football.
“When you’re young, you don’t realise it. Today that’s what I tell my children — having a good education, to study and be prepared,” he said.
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