🚨📲 Lisandro Martinez via IG:
"A truly great sadness, no one ever prepares for things like this, but from the bottom of my heart: thank you!!
You are my role model, and everyone's. A winner in football and a winner in life!!
My daughter will be so proud that her father shared a team with an exceptional human being. You are the greatest athlete in history, and as for football, honestly, there is no comparison.
I love you so much." ♥️
🚨🚨🚨💣 LEO MESSI STATEMENT:
“After all this time since the final, and after thinking about it a lot, I want to tell everyone that I’m retiring from the national team…
"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 isn’t 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. I gave everything I had, and I don’t have anything more to give.
"Also, there are great young players coming through who deserve to be here.
"Thank you for all the love during these 20 years. I’m going to miss hearing you from the inside. Now I’ll 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!
"Thank you God for making me Argentine.
"Vamos Argentina!
"I wrote these words on July 21, two days after the final. Today, after what happened with my dad, I’m even more convinced of this decision than before.”
It's Friday
No girl is pregnant for me
I'm not begging a woman to be nice to me
December is 3 months away
I'm not typing a paragraph to anybody's daughter begging for love
And pampers is not a part of my monthly budget
Life is good 🥂