Lionel Messi retires from International Football: How Messi’s Decade of Dominance Almost Never Happened
Lionel Messi’s international career has come full circle. Ten years after announcing his first retirement from Argentina duty following a heartbreaking Copa América defeat, the football icon has finally closed the door on the national team — leaving behind a legacy that was once in serious danger of never being completed. At 39, Messi announced…
