From retirement to records - another immortal Messi moment
23-06-2026 00:02 via sports.yahoo.com

From retirement to records - another immortal Messi moment

In 2016, Lionel Messi retired from international football.In the aftermath of a defeat by Chile in the Copa America final, in which Messi missed a penalty in the shootout as Argentina lost a fourth major final in nine years, he could not take any more pain."For me, the national team is over," he said at the time. "I've done all I can. It hurts not to be a champion."It is hard to imagine that 10 years later, two days before his 39th birthday, not only would he still be playing for reigning world
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