Enjoy every good Lionel Messi news around because one day, the Argentinian star will step away from football.
The Barcelona star's impact on the game is definitely big and it is not just fans who think of this, even his biggest rivals. In an interview with TalkSport, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who once coached Barcelona's bitter rivals Real Madrid, says the landscape of the sport will change once the Argentinian leaves.
"In 10 years' time, without Lionel Messi, the map of European football is going to change," Mourinho said of Lionel Messi who is probably the leading candidate so far for the 2015 Ballon d'Or award.
"What Barcelona have won in the last few years was with Frank Rijkaard, Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique as coach, but it's always with Messi."
So far, Lionel Messi already has four Ballon d'Or awards in his cabinet, along with several Team of the Year awards. He got those at a young age and with him growing more mature each year, his Barcelona and Argentina teammate Javier Mascherano thinks the best is yet to come for the 27-year old forward.
"What is happening with Messi is the same as with all players," Mascherano said. "As you grow older, you feel more mature.
"Messi has evolved to become a complete player. Not just a goal scorer, he has also become a midfielder, an 'assister,' in full control of the play. Messi has evolved in this way and he surprises us every day with how he can improve."
Mascherano also explained how dangerous Lionel Messi has become with the presence of two superscorers, Neymar and Luis Suarez.
"With Guardiola, Messi was a finisher because the creators were Xavi [Hernandez], [Andres] Iniesta and [Sergio] Busquets," Mascherano said.
"Now, having Suarez and Neymar, Messi can control more, and that is something which is very good for us. The present of Barcelona has a very high percentage of the present of Messi."
