The former Barcelona star first retired from international football at 29 before returning to lead Argentina to multiple ...

After Lionel Messi announced his international retirement, ESPN takes a look at the numbers behind his storied Argentina ...

Lionel Messi had previously announced retirement a decade ago, which was after losing the 2016 Copa America final against ...

Cristiano Ronaldo's 2016 comments on Lionel Messi's retirement resurface as Messi announces his final departure from Argentina's national team, highlighting their enduring rivalry and mutual respect.

When Lionel Messi announced his international retirement for the first time in 2016, the football world was stunned. He was ...

When Lionel Messi retired from international football in 2016 after Argentina’s Copa América defeat, Cristiano Ronaldo backed ...

Lionel Messi ended his Argentina career after 21 years, leaving behind six World Cups, three major trophies and countless records Messi’s 2016 retirement ...

Ronaldo may have scored more goals, but international glory has established the Argentinian as the ‘undisputed greatest’ player of all time ...

The game may never again produce two players capable of occupying the same sporting and cultural space for such a long stretch of years.

Lionel Messi played in his last World Cup final in 2026, a match that is now the definitive end of an era for soccer's great 21st-century individual battle. Just over a month later, Messi officially ...