FINAL CHAPTER: Soccer’s Messi era nears its end after superstar’s international retirement
Lionel Messi recently brought the curtain down on his international career.
The first time around, in 2016, he had not won any silverware with Argentina and was vilified by some of his compatriots for not being patriotic enough.
On the second occasion of his retirement, he walks away as a highly decorated World Cup winner.
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