Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football following Argentina's defeat in the World Cup final to Spain last month. The 39-year-old revealed that he made the decision to retire following the final, and that the death of his father Jorge at the start of the month he's 'even more convinced than before'. In a statement on Instagram he wrote: 'After all this time that has passed since the final, and after much thought, I want to announce to everyone that I am retiring from

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022 to secure his place in the pantheon of the game's greatest ever players. #messi #soccer #argentina

Lionel Messi announced his retirement from Argentina's national soccer team on Monday.

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