Does Lionel Messi speak English? This is one of the most frequently asked questions about the Argentina captain who recently moved to Inter Miami after a two-year spell at Paris Saint Germain where he won the league twice as well as Trophée des Champions.
Messi’s move to Inter Miami has increased the curiosity of fans on how he is going to communicate with the coaches, players as well as the fans given that he has been speaking Spanish right from his formative years in Argentina as well as his 17 years stay at Barcelona.
Does Lionel Messi speak English?
The answer to this question is yes. The Argentine speaks a decent level of English maybe not as smooth as the average native speaker but the seven-time Ballon D’or winner has been able to communicate with the coaching staff and players of Inter Miami. It has also been revealed that Messi participates well when the coach, Gerardo Martino passes tactical instructions to the players.
According to Inter Miami’ defender, Deandre Yedlin, Messi’s English is easy to get by and he communicates with everyone in the group. He also revealed that Messi responded to one of the players who needed tickets for a show on the club’s WhatsApp group in English.
Yedlin revealed that: “His English is enough to get by. He talks to everyone. I didn’t know Messi was in the group chat. Campana needed tickets for the event on Sunday. Messi popped in ‘How many do you need?”
Who speaks English better Ronaldo or Messi?
Cristiano Ronaldo speaks better English than Lionel Messi. The Portuguese star spent six years at Manchester United and gave most of his interviews in English. Ronaldo, who now plays for Al Nassr in the Saudi Arabia professional league is more comfortable speaking English than Lionel Messi. The former real Madrid player speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Lionel Messi has made numerous public appearances where he appeared to be uncomfortable with English. Many of his Balon d’Or press conferences and responses were conducted in Spanish. In one of his interviews, he even explained the reason behind not speaking English.
In contrast, his counterpart, Cristiano Ronaldo, is fluent in English and has assisted Messi in understanding questions on certain occasions. Additionally, Messi’s wife, Antonella, also lends her support at times as she can speak and understand English. Overall, it is evident that Messi is not entirely at ease when speaking in English. Lionel Messi is more comfortable speaking Spanish and Catalan.
Will Messi learn English for Inter Miami?
Reports suggest that Lionel Messi is taking English lessons at Inter Miami and it is expected that his English will improve overtime. According to Messi’s Finnish teammate, Rob Taylor: “I’m taking Spanish lessons and he’s taking English lessons. Still, the conversation level isn’t great, but, on the field, it’s different. I feel like football is a language where if you link up with someone, you don’t necessarily have to speak the same language – you just play well together. I’ve heard him say a couple things in English to me and couple of players around him, so I think he speaks pretty good English.”
“I’ve watched him play all my life at the highest level, and now, to play with him and to be in the same team as him is crazy. You watch him train and play every day and try and learn from him. His decision-making is unbelievable – I can’t see him doing a wrong decision at all during the game or training, so you just want to try and learn. He comes to me and tells me how he wants me positioned in different situations.”
Lionel Messi speaking English Video
Now that we have successfully answered the question: “Does Lionel Messi speaks English?”, let’s take a look at whether there is any recent video of Lionel Messi speaking English online. It was reported that Messi communicated with his new teammates at Inter Miami in English but the video has not been made public yet. For the fans, they wouldn’t really bother whether their star man speaks fluent English or not, they are more concerned with him leading the teams to major honours this season.
