Messi retires from international football
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- Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football at age 39, saying the decision hurt but that he believes the time has come.
- Messi leaves Argentina as its leading scorer and most-capped player, with 125 goals in 207 appearances and a 2022 World Cup title.
- He said he had given everything to the national team and had nothing left to give.
Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, ending his Argentina career after captaining the team to World Cup victory in Qatar in 2022.
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Messi, 39, said the decision “hurt,” but added that he understood “the time has come.” He made the announcement in a statement on Instagram.
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The forward leaves the national team as Argentina’s all-time leading scorer and most-capped player, with 125 goals in 207 appearances. He said he had given everything to the national side and now had “nothing left to give.”
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