Breaking: Football great Lionel Messi announces retirement from Argentina team
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- Lionel Messi announced his retirement from Argentina’s national team weeks after Argentina lost the 2026 tournament final to Spain.
- The announcement came less than a month after the death of his father, Jorge.
- Messi captained Argentina to victory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and is widely regarded as the best footballer of his era.
Lionel Messi has announced that he will retire from Argentina’s national team, less than a month after the death of his father, Jorge.
Messi had expressed doubts about the future of his career following his father’s death. He captained Argentina’s men’s team to victory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Argentina reached this year’s tournament final in the United States but lost to Spain. Messi is widely regarded as the best footballer of his era.
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