31/08/2026
BREAKING!!!
Lionel Messi retires from international football.
๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ขโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ. โค๏ธโ๐ฉน๐ฅบ
After all this time since the final, after thinking about it a lot, I want to tell everyone that ๐โ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ.
It was a decision that hurt and still hurts deep inside, but I understand that this is the right moment.
I swear I always gave everything, not only in these last few years when we won everything, but before that too.
I always fought and gave everything for this shirt, to bring you happiness and make you feel proud to be Argentine through football.
There isnโt much time left, and different chapters are coming to an end. This is one that hurts me a lot. I love, I loved, and I will always love being part of the national team.
๐ ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐, ๐ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐.
There are great young players coming through who deserve to be here.
Thank you for all the love during these 20 years. Iโm going to miss hearing you from the inside. Now Iโll be one of you, always supporting from the outside, in the good times and even more in the bad ones.
Thank you to my family for always being there and for being with me throughout this beautiful but difficult journey. Thank you to every coach, teammate and director I had the chance to share it with. I take with me unforgettable memories and moments.
I leave with peace and pride, knowing that together with my teammates we gave you moments we once dreamed of. It was crazy to experience all of this with you. I love you!
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐. โจ
Vamos Argentina!
PS: ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ.
Today, after what happened with my dad, Iโm even more convinced of this decision than before.
