On June 18, Messi explained his reason for not speaking English, stating that he is familiar with the language but refrains from using it to avoid awkward situations.
Born and raised in Argentina, Messi later embarked on his professional career in Barcelona. As the majority of his career was spent in Spain, Spanish is the language he feels most comfortable with.
When appearing in public, Messi usually only utters a few simple English words, leading many to speculate that he doesn’t know English. Speaking about his reluctance to use English, Messi said, “I think I understand almost everything in English, but to avoid embarrassment, I don’t speak it. But I feel like I can also speak English.”
His teammate at Inter Miami, Grezsel, mentioned, “Messi doesn’t communicate much with me, he always speaks some Spanish when talking to me. But in one game, he whispered in English with his hand over his mouth – that was the first time he spoke English with me during a match.”
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