Lionel Messi has admitted that, despite his legendary football career, he wishes he had learned English when he was younger. In a candid interview on the Miro de Atrás podcast with former Argentina team-mate Nahuel Guzmán, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner said he now regrets missing the opportunity to study the language. Reflecting on his youth, Messi called himself an “idiot” for not learning English, explaining that in social and professional situations he sometimes feels “ignorant” for not being fluent. “I regret many things, I tell my children. To have education, to be prepared, not having learned English as a kid. I had time and I didn’t do it,” Messi said. “I’ve had time to have studied English and I didn’t do it, I regret it a lot because then you live situations of being with i...