Lionel Messi continues to do Lionel Messi things over the MLS despite reaching 37 years of age, but he is not the only player still performing at a late age. While Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the European footballing scene for decades,

Leandro Paredes and Lionel Messi once had a three-month feud over a misunderstanding, but would later win the World Cup together.

The question has typically been framed around Messi's own desire. But increasingly, the durability of his 37-year-old body and the demands his national team continues to place on him are complicating the question.

Lionel Messi remains a doubt for the second leg of Inter Miami's Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 match against Cavalier.