Argentina coach urges fans to enjoy Messi while they can

BUENOS AIRES, Mar 28 (Reuters): Argentine football fans should enjoy Lionel Messi while they can and stop worrying about whether the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner will retire from international football after this year's World Cup in Qatar, coach Lionel Scaloni said on Sunday.

"We have to enjoy him now, not think about the future and what is going to happen," Scaloni told reporters ahead of Tuesday's qualifier away to Ecuador.

"Sometimes, because that's life, one gets old and I think that's normal. But why not think about the spectacular here and now? Why not enjoy him now? It's useless thinking about what is going to happen after the World Cup."

The comments were interpreted in some quarters as a sign he might retire from international duty.