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@FCBarcelona | @Lakers

[Neal 🇦🇺 @NealGardner_]

To retire from intl football at 39, after carrying your country to a World Cup final with 12G/As in 7 games, is quite possibly the most impressive thing a footballer can do.

The best player in the world, year in and year out, for 20 seasons.

NO ONE will get remotely close to these levels.

[Mxdn @userrmxn]

💔🥺

[MC @CrewsMat10]

Lionel Messi retires from the Argentine national team. A beautiful ride comes to an end. 💔

[MC @CrewsMat10]

He came.
He saw.
He conquered.
He won it all
He retired a hero. 👑🐐

[MC @CrewsMat10]

Lionel Messi via IG🥹💔

[Mxdn @userrmxn]

NOOO MY GOAT 💔

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

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

Messi will not play for Argentina national team anymore.

[Mxdn @userrmxn]

love you Messi 💙

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

❤️‍🩹🇦🇷 Leo Messi: “Dad, you kept asking me to play in one last World Cup… just days before it began was when your condition got worse”.

“It was the first time you weren’t going to be there with me at tournament… but Mom kept telling me you were going to get better and that you’d be well enough to travel”.

“I kept telling you we were going to reach the World Cup final so you could make the trip, this was my mission once again”.

“After every match, I waited for and missed your message. That’s when I realized how serious the situation really was”.

“I couldn’t stop thinking about going as far as possible, give you more time and the chance to watch one of the games”.

“We reached the final, but you couldn’t be there. I wanted to win it so I could bring the trophy to you and show you another one. I couldn’t”.

“My legs just couldn’t give me any more”.

“This time I tried to push beyond what my body could handle, but I couldn’t”.

“I never managed to feel physically right”.

“We didn’t become champions Dad, but you have no idea how much we enjoyed every match. Once again, you were right: I had to be there and play in it… as you told me, always”.

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

Power on the wing,
Magic at his feet.

Jesse Bisiwu is a culer 💙❤️

[Mxdn @userrmxn]

👑🐐

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

✉️🇦🇷 Leo Messi’s letter.

“𝑳𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊’𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓. ❤️‍🩹🥺

The pain is immense, it will take time for this wound to heal.

But I also choose to hold on to all the good things, all matches we turned around by giving everything and moments that will remain in our memories forever.

I will always remember the support of an entire country that, together with the work and effort of this group, brought us back once again among the best teams in the world.

Today, it is difficult to appreciate what we achieved… but this group has really reached two consecutive World Cup finals.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for every greeting and every message.

Once again, we managed to come together as a country and stand united, sharing the immense pride of being Argentine.

I also want to congratulate Spain on winning World Cup”. 🇪🇸

[Mod @CFCMods]

I am officially washing my hands off everything Argentina, I was only doing this for Messi.

[Managing Barça @ManagingBarca]

Pedri 🤩

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

Your FC Barcelona World Champions. 🏆

📸 @FIFAWorldCup

[BarçaTimes @BarcaTimes]

We all love you, Leo ❤

[Mxdn @userrmxn]

💔💔

[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

Leo Messi is CRYING right now. 💔

[FCB World @Forca_Fcb]

💙❤️

[Mxdn @userrmxn]

My goat carried the team to the finals but sadly they were no help 😭

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Leo Messi, in tears after the game. 🥺

[BarçaTimes @BarcaTimes]

Leandro Paredes PIECE OF SH*T just PUNCHED Gavi after the FT whistle.

Disgusting behaviour! 🤮

[Mxdn @userrmxn]

Tf is wrong with him

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: RED CARD PAREDES AFTER THE GAME FOR TRYING TO PUNCH GAVI!

[Neal 🇦🇺 @NealGardner_]

Everything Argentina did backfired on them completely. Zero intent, needless yellows, & an inevitable red.

I feel so bad for Messi, and only Messi, because he deserved so much better.

DRAGGED this side to the final, only to get no help in its most literal sense conceivable.

[Reshad Rahman @ReshadRahman]

🌟 𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄, 𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐈, 𝐂𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐈, 𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐍, 𝐎𝐋𝐌𝐎, 𝐆𝐀𝐕𝐈, 𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂, 𝐉𝐎𝐀𝐍 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐀 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🏆🤩

[Mxdn @userrmxn]

Feel bad for Messi, but Argentina played horrible and Spain were the better team.

I’m happy a Barça player scored the winning goal 💙❤️

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🚨 SPAIN ARE 2026 WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS BY BEATING ARGENTINA IN THE FINAL! 🤩🇦🇷