Argentina Football Hero Lionel Messi Retires from International Soccer
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from Argentina’s national team at age 39.
- He made the decision public on social media six weeks after Argentina lost the World Cup final to Spain 1-0 after extra time.
Lionel Messi has ended his Argentina career at 39, announcing his retirement from the national team on social media.
The decision came six weeks after Argentina lost the World Cup final to Spain 1-0 after extra time.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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