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Fortunate to have watched Lionel Messi's entire Argentina career. From the red card, to the first World Cup goal, to the future of the team, to the number 10 shirt, to being the captain, being called Catalan, to 3 final losses in a row, to the trophies won and this World Cup. ๐ฆ๐ท
๐จ๐ฒ Di Maria on IG:
"We will remain grateful to you for our entire lives because you are Argentine, and because you raised the name of Argentina to the top of the world.
And because you chose to be Argentine at a time when you could have easily chosen another country.
Thank you, Captain. Thank you for everything.
The best in history
If Messiโs national team retirement is already this painful, I donโt even want to think about how Iโll feel when he retires from football altogether.
Leo Messi announces the most difficult decision of his career: "I have nothing left to give." ๐ฅบ๐ฆ๐ทโฌ๏ธ
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๐จโ๏ธ Enzo Fernรกndez with a VERY EMOTIONAL letter dedicated to Leo Messi ๐ฅน
"Leo, that time when you said you were leaving the national team, I was really sad.
"I was just a kid, and I used to compare your age with mine to see if one day I might get the chance to play with you. It sounds silly, but I really did it. Iโd think about how many years you might have left, how many years I still needed to reach the first division, and I dreamed that, even if it was only once, we could wear the Argentina shirt together.
"Luckily, you came back.
"And life ended up being much more beautiful than that kid could ever have imagined.
"I didnโt just get to play with you. We shared training camps, the dressing room, conversations, hugs, difficult moments, incredible moments, and we ended up becoming world champions together.
"But above all, Iโll always be grateful for the way you treated me from the moment I arrived. I came with the excitement of sharing the pitch with my idol, and instead I found a person who, from the very first moment, made me feel like one of the group. You always had a word, some advice, a hug, or simply a way of making me feel calm whenever I needed it.
"Iโll never forget that.
"Today, itโs hard for me to imagine the next training camp without you. Walking onto the pitch and not seeing you up front, wearing the No. 10. After so many years of seeing you there, it feels impossible to imagine it any other way.
"How lucky I was, Leo.
"How lucky that kid was, the one who used to do those calculations without knowing if he would ever make it in time.
"Thank you for treating me the way you did, for everything you taught me, and for allowing me to share a part of your story.
"Weโre going to miss you so much, captain." ๐๐ฅบ
๐ฆ๐ท Lionel Messi walks away from the World Cup stage with a rรฉsumรฉ that may never be touched:
๐ Second-most goals in history (21)
๐ Most wins in history (23)
๐ Longest scoring streak (9)
๐ Oldest hat-trick scorer (38)
๐ Joint-most tournament appearances (6)
๐ Argentinaโs all-time top scorer at the World Cup
๐ Most goals from outside the area (7)
๐ Most World Cup appearances (34)
๐ Most appearances as captain (27)
๐ Most assists in the knockout phase (10)
๐ Only player to score in the group stage, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals AND final (2022)
๐ World Cup winner
๐ฅบ A career written in gold. Farewell to the 2026 World Cup, legend.
๐คด The throne stays his. Forever.โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ The greatest to ever do it.