# Lionel Messi retires from international football

https://mins.news/en/video/39021

- BBC News, 2026-08-31 16:21 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzae8ypLKg

> Argentina great Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, saying the decision “hurt” but that “the time has come”. The 39-year-old said he had given everything to the national team and now had “nothing left to give”.

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