Diego Godín: 'In 2016 my father told me to text Messi not to retire. "Why would he care about what I say?" "You're the captain of the national team and a rival." I asked Luis for his number. I sai...

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Original Title: Diego Godín: ‘In 2016 my father told me to text Messi not to retire. “Why would he care about what I say?” “You’re the captain of the national team and a rival.” I asked Luis for his number. I said that he should not retire, for my own interests, I would love him to stop, but football would lose.’