🚨🚨🚨💣 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.”
🚨📲 Lisandro Martínez publicly opposes the Javier Milei government’s proposed changes to Argentina’s Land Law.
🗣️ “Argentina’s lands are not for sale.” 🇦🇷
⚠️🇦🇷 Roberto Fabián Ayala, sobre las TEORÍAS CONSPIRATIVAS alrededor de la Selección Argentina:
"No lo entedemos porque NO HA PASADO NADA DE ESO. Ha habido un equipo que te ha superado y nada más, HAY QUE HABLAR DE FÚTBOL, felicitar a España".
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❗️Leo Messi gave World Cup match tickets to people who couldn’t afford them, including the family of Cape Verde goalkeeper Josimar Vozinha. @yanilatorre 🇦🇷❤️🇨🇻
On top of everything Messi has accomplished throughout his career his World Cup campaigns will be the greatest achievement. He had no business being in three finals let alone winning one with squads he had
🚨🇪🇸 Aymeric Laporte: “In the last few matches we’ve seen things that have really surprised us, incidents that have been ignored. Especially with Argentina, who are a team that leave a lot of little messages with their challenges.
"That shouldn’t be allowed in competitions like this, because it can throw you off your game and make you lose your temper. It’s part of the referee’s job to keep these situations under control so that he doesn’t get walked all over.
"From the start of the tournament, we’ve been a pretty fair team in that respect. We’re not the kind of team that goes around kicking opponents or committing reckless fouls.
"And I think that’s how we need to approach this match as well. But it’s true that a lot will depend on the refereeing.”