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Lionel Messi to Be Honored at Football Matches Across Argentina

From Adevărul · () Romanian

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

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  • The Argentine Football Association said all official men’s and women’s matches this weekend will stop after 10 minutes for a one-minute ovation honoring Lionel Messi.
  • Stadiums with screens will show an AFA tribute video before each match.
  • Messi announced his international retirement after more than 200 appearances for Argentina, 125 goals and major titles including the 2022 World Cup and two Copa América championships.

For one minute, football matches across Argentina will stop to applaud Lionel Messi. The Argentine Football Association has ordered the tribute for the next round of official games in men’s and women’s football, futsal and beach soccer after Messi announced his retirement from the national team.

The stoppage will come 10 minutes into the first half. Stadiums equipped with screens must also show an AFA video before each match. The nearly two-minute film traces different stages of Messi’s career with Argentina and carries a farewell message: “Thank you for uniting an entire country behind this emblem. We will miss you.”

Thank you for uniting an entire country behind this emblem. We will miss you.

· Argentine Football AssociationThe farewell message in the association’s tribute video for Messi.

Messi, Argentina’s captain and No. 10, announced his decision in a handwritten letter on Monday. “I gave everything. I have nothing more to offer, and, in addition, very talented young players are coming behind me who deserve to be there,” he wrote.

He played more than 200 matches for Argentina, scoring 125 goals and providing 65 assists, according to the report. His international honors include the 2022 World Cup, Copa América titles in 2021 and 2024, and the 2022 Finalissima. He also won the Under-20 World Cup in 2005 and an Olympic gold medal in Beijing in 2008.

I gave everything. I have nothing more to offer, and, in addition, very talented young players are coming behind me who deserve to be there.

· Lionel MessiMessi’s explanation for retiring from Argentina’s national team.
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Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. 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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