Lionel Messi, one of the legendary football players, has announced his retirement from the Argentinian national team. Messi, who plays for Inter Miami, informed about his retirement from international football through an emotional post on social media. With this his long and glorious journey in Argentina's jersey ended.
Lionel Messi achieved many great achievements in his international career and played an important role in helping Argentina win many important titles. He also made many records in the FIFA World Cup. Thanks to his brilliant performance, Messi joined the greats like Pelé, Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane among the greatest players in football history.
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Lionel Messi's emotional post
Lionel Messi said that after the last final he thought a lot about his future. After this he decided to withdraw from the national team. He said in his post, 'A lot of time has passed since the final and after a lot of thinking, I want to tell everyone that I am retiring from the national team.' He admitted that this decision was not easy for him and it has caused him deep pain. However, Messi said that he feels now is the right time to retire from international football.
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Lionel Messi said he gave his all for the Argentina jersey throughout his career. He always fought for the team and tried to bring joy to his countrymen and make them feel proud to be Argentinian. He said, 'There is not much time left and some chapters are closing. This is also a chapter which makes me very sad. Messi says that playing for the Argentina national team has always been special for him and he will always love this team.