Argentina’s Lionel Messi retires from international football: ‘This hurts me a lot’

Argentina great’s last game was in World Cup final Player’s father Jorge passed away earlier in August Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international duty with Argentina after winning 207 caps. Messi, who made his Argentina debut in 2005, won the World Cup in 2022 and was a runner-up this summer and in 2014. He also secured two Copa América titles.