World Cup champions Argentina visit China to play an international warm-up match against Australia in Beijing on Thursday (15) at 8 p.m. In an exclusive interview with local media before the match, the King of the Ball, who is making his seventh visit to China, said that he has no desire to play in the final week of the next World Cup, and that it doesn't matter whether or not he will win this year's Ballon d'Or award.
Mez will turn 36 on June 24, and was asked if he would defend the World Cup for Argentina in three years, he said, "As I said before, I should not participate in the next World Cup, see the step, in principle, will not play again.
Mays is regarded as a hot candidate for this year's Ballon d'Or, he said on whether he can win the award for the 8th time: My career has come to this time, individual awards are no longer important, the most important thing in the past is the World Cup, because at that time, I did not win, I emphasize again, the collective honor surpasses the individual honor, if you get the 8th Ballon d'Or, of course, it is a good thing, and if you don't have a share of the award, it doesn't matter. This year's Ballon d'Or will be announced on October 30th, and it is expected to be a battle between Mays and Manchester City's Ayn Rand.
In addition, Mays revealed that he still maintains a good relationship with his former Barcelona mentor, Gordiona, praised him for leading Manchester City to win the UEFA Champions League, once again demonstrating the characteristics of a great manager, and Mays said he had not considered hanging up his boots as a coach.
