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Lionel Messi Announces International Retirement: “I Have Nothing More to Give”

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Lionel Messi has said he will retire from Argentina’s national team.
  • Messi led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title and described the decision as the end of a deeply meaningful chapter.

Lionel Messi has announced that he will stop playing for Argentina’s national team, bringing what VRT NWS calls a particularly beautiful era toward its end.

Messi won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina. In an Instagram message, he wrote, "Chapters come to an end, and this is one that deeply affects me."

Chapters come to an end, and this is one that deeply affects me.

— Lionel MessiMessi announced his departure from Argentina’s national team in an Instagram post.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. 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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