At the time they were very harsh and critical - PSG superstar Lionel Messi hits back at journalists for mistreating ex-Argentina attacker Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

At the time they were very harsh and critical - PSG superstar Lionel Messi hits back at journalists for mistreating ex-Argentina attacker

Lionel Messi has expressed his thoughts on Gonzalo Higuain's retirement Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar has expressed his sympathy for former Argentina teammate , who recently announced his retirement from football. Higuain has had a fruitful career as a footballer, playing for top European clubs like Real Madrid, Chelsea and Juventus. He made 75 appearances for Argentina before retiring from the national team in 2019. The Inter Miami centre-forward also announced his retirement from club football earlier this month. He revealed that he will be hanging up his boots at the end of the ongoing Major League Soccer (MLS) season. Lionel Messi has now admitted that he is sad to see Higuain put an end to his 'spectacular' career. The superstar explained that Pipita's feats are difficult to achieve. He told DirecTV Sports [via ]: “The Pipa thing was terrible because he had a spectacular career. What he did was very difficult because he played in the best teams in the world, always performing, scoring goals, and becoming champion. He also made his mark in Copa America and in the World Cup." Higuain has often been the subject of severe criticism and abuse throughout his career as a footballer. The striker slammed football's toxic social media culture upon announcing his retirement earlier this month. He said: “There’s kind of toxic feeling around football on social media. You can’t imagine the damage that comments on social networks do. I was really suffering, my family helped me. So, people should think before attacking on social media - it’s really serious topic.” “There’s kind of toxic feeling around football on social media. You can’t imagine the damage that comments on social networks do. I was really suffering, my family helped me. So, people should think before attacking on social media - it’s really serious topic”.

Gonzalo Higuaín.“There’s kind of toxic feeling around football on social media. You can’t imagine the damage that comments on social networks do. I was really suffering, my family helped me. So, people should think before attacking on social media - it’s really serious topic”.Gonzalo Higuaín. Lionel Messi corroborated those statements by insisting that Higuain has often been treated harshly. The PSG forward went on to claim that even a section of journalists are guilty of the same. He added: “I think after winning Copa America, people recognized him more. But at that time they were very harsh, very critical, and we had reached the World Cup final [in 2014] and two Copa America finals [in 2015 and 2016], which is no small thing, it is very difficult." "He was mistreated by a sector of journalists, people consume that and take it to the fields afterwards."

Higuain played 61 matches with PSG superstar Lionel Messi

Higuain shared the pitch with Lionel Messi on 61 occasions for the Argentinean national team. The two even combined to find the back of the net 16 times for the South American country. The PSG superstar will notably be without Higuain for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. At 35 years of age, it will not be long before Messi decides to hang up his boots as well. Paul Merson predicts the result of Newcastle vs Chelsea and other EPL GW 16 fixtures! Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found