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[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

The end of an era 😥

An international career spanning over 20 years comes to an end tonight.

An icon.

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

📸 - LEO MESSI IS READY FOR ONE LAST DANCE!

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Piers Morgan says Manchester City MUST be relegated following their guilty verdict:

“They 100% have to be RELEGATED. 100%.”

“This idea that they get away with a fine and a transfer ban? NO, NO, NO.”

“I think they should be relegated and there should be a POINTS DEDUCTION for the next four seasons.”

“There’s got to be a proper punishment. The fine is irrelevant. It’s got to HURT them.”

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🇦🇷🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Lionel Messi will play his FINAL match for Argentina on October 6 at the iconic Monumental Stadium.

The night is set to become one of the most HISTORIC and emotional in Argentine football history, as Messi prepares to say goodbye in front of his home crowd. 🩵🤍

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/Muxqp4beK9

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: The Premier League champions if Manchester City are stripped of their league titles:

🏆 11/12: Manchester United
🏆 13/14: Liverpool
🏆 17/18: Manchester United
🏆 18/19: Liverpool
🏆 20/21: Manchester United
🏆 21/22: Liverpool
🏆 22/23: Arsenal
🏆 23/24: Arsenal

[george @StokeyyG2]

It took just 12 seconds for us to see the first big tackle in the Millwall vs West Ham game…😅

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

📸 - This Tottenham fan has lost all hope in life.

But he knows GTA 6 will come out in 2 months, he knows there is something to keep going for.

[The 44 ⚽️ @The_Forty_Four]

WEST HAM HAVE AN EQUALISER LOOK AT THOSE LIMBS 🤯🤯🤯

THE DOCKERS DERBY DOES NOT DISAPPOINT

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Six years ago today, Diogo Jota became a Red.

Today, as every day, all of us at Liverpool FC are thinking of him, his brother Andre and his family and friends.

Forever our number 20 ❤️

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

Cristiano Ronaldo has called for lifetime bans to be issued to fans who chanted the late Diogo Jota's name towards his international team-mate Ruben Neves.

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Every match across ALL competitions and divisions in Argentina this weekend will be stopped in the 10th minute for a one-minute ovation in honor of Lionel Messi.

A special tribute to his legendary career. 🩵🇦🇷

[sheluvsie 🕊️💙 @sheluvsie_1]

#lionelmessi #retirement

[sheluvsie 🕊️💙 @sheluvsie_1]

#lionelmessi #retirement

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇦🇷 BREAKING NEWS: LIONEL MESSI RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.

Messi will not play for Argentina national team anymore.

[FUTBIN @FUTBIN]

✅ 🇫🇷 Raphaël Varane CONFIRMED FC 27 Stats!

- Anticipate+
- Aerial Fortress
- Block
- Power Header (Presume Precision Header)
- Quick Step

[Alan Shearer @alanshearer]

🖤🤍❤️

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Lionel Messi’s letter for his father. ❤️‍🩹

Dad, I still can’t believe that you’ve gone. I don’t fall, or rather, I don’t want to fall. It’s very hard for me to imagine that I’m not going to see you anymore, that we’re not going to talk anymore. I know you were suffering and that it’s for the best, but you left too soon. We still had a lot left to enjoy together.

You asked me so much to play in the last World Cup, and it was in the days just before it started that you got the worst. It was the first time you weren’t going to be at a tournament, but Mom told me that you were going to get better and that you’d be well enough to travel. I told you we were going to reach the final so you could travel.

Every time a match ended I waited for and missed your message. That’s when I realized the situation was really bad. Even so, I didn’t stop thinking about going as far as possible, to buy you time and so you could see a match. We reached the final and you couldn’t be there.

I wanted to win it to bring it to you and show you a new one. I couldn’t; my legs wouldn’t give any more. This time I tried to go against my body, but I couldn’t. I never managed to feel good.

When I arrived you thought we had lost the final on penalties. We couldn’t talk about any of everything that happened. You couldn’t enjoy anything.

We weren’t champions, but you have no idea how much we enjoyed every single match. Once again, you were right: I had to be there and play it.

I’m telling you this because it was the only thing we couldn’t talk about, since you already know everything else. We talked every day and saw each other whenever we could, given my commitments.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I don’t know what I’m going to do without you, I don’t know how to go on. I only played football and now I have quite a few doubts about whether I’ll keep doing it for much longer.

You were by my side from the beginning; there was so little left until the end. Why couldn’t you hold on that little bit more so we could finish together?

I know your happiness was seeing your family well, your wife, your children, and above all, without the others finding out, watching me play…

It was always like that since I was little. You would take me to all the training sessions as soon as you got home from work. For many of them Mum took me because you were working.

Obviously you never missed a single match. How you suffered watching me and how you enjoyed it, even though you never gave me many compliments.

You were dad, friend and representative.

You were always the person you needed to be in every moment and you never got anything wrong. Beyond a few reproaches or arguments, you were always right. In the end it always turned out the way you said.

I’m going to miss you a lot, but you’ll always be present, and especially in the upbringing of my children, because I teach them and raise them the way you both did with me.

Rest in peace and look after us from above the way you did down here. Thank you for everything.

I love you, Dad. ❤️

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

The moment Leo Messi returned for Inter Miami. 🩷🖤

He must be going through so much mentally right now, he just wants to be on a football pitch, to distract himself no doubt. 😕

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨📲 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Lionel Messi on IG:

Dad, I still can’t believe you’re gone. I can’t take it in, or rather, I don’t want to. It’s so hard for me to imagine that I’m never going to see you again, that we’re never going to talk again. I know you were suffering and that this is for the best, but you left far too soon. We still had so much left to enjoy together.

You kept asking me to play in the last World Cup, and just days before it started was when you got much worse. It was the first time you weren’t going to be there for a tournament, but Mum told me you were going to get better and that you’d be well enough to travel. I told you we were going to reach the final so that you could travel.

Every time I finished a match, I waited for and missed your message. That’s when I realised just how serious the situation really was. Even so, I couldn’t stop thinking about going as far as possible, to give you time and so that you could watch a match.

We reached the final and you couldn’t be there. I wanted to win it so I could bring it to you and show you another one. I couldn’t. My legs couldn’t give me any more. This time I tried to push against what my body was telling me, but I couldn’t. I never managed to feel right.

When I came back, you thought we had lost the final on penalties. We couldn’t talk about anything that had happened. You couldn’t enjoy any of it. We weren’t champions, but you have no idea how much we enjoyed every match. Once again, you were right: I had to be there and play it.

I’m telling you this because it was the only thing we never got the chance to talk about, because you already know everything else. We spoke every day and saw each other whenever my commitments allowed it.

I don’t know what I’m going to do without you. I don’t know how to carry on. All I ever did was play football, and now I have serious doubts about whether I’ll keep doing it for much longer. You were by my side from the very beginning; there was so little left until the end. Why couldn’t you hold on just a little longer so we could finish it together?

I know your happiness was seeing your family doing well, your wife, your children, and above all, without the others finding out, watching me play… 😉

It had always been like that since I was little. You took me to every training session as soon as you got home from work. Mum took me to many of them because you were working.

Obviously, you never missed a single match. How much you suffered watching me, and how much you enjoyed it, even though you never gave me much praise.

You were my dad, my friend and my agent. You were always the person you needed to be in every moment, and you were never wrong about anything. Despite some arguments or fights, you were always right. In the end, things always turned out the way you said they would.

I’m going to miss you so much, but you’ll always be present, especially in the way I raise my children, because I teach and raise them the way you raised me.

Rest in peace and look after us from above, just as you did down here. Thank you for everything.

I love you, Dad. ❤️