# Football legend Lionel Messi retires from Argentina’s national team

https://mins.news/en/item/38961

- TASS, 2026-08-31 15:42 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://tass.com/sports/2180001

> World-renowned footballer Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from Argentina’s national team. He said the decision hurt deeply, but he understood that the time had come to make it.

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