France vs Argentina – Lionel Messi Retirement Official Announcement on Sunday: After multiple games and playing over 5 world cup games, Messi is to announce his retirement after his last world cup game which will be held on Sunday. After Maradona, Lionel Messi becomes the first ever player to play the world for his national team for 5 consecutive years.
However, playing the world cup for the national team doesn’t matter as much as the performance does. If we look at other players that play for their clubs of countries, these players tend to reach the peak of their performance and fame, but slowly and gradually they fade away and reach a point where no one knows them anymore.
Yet, that is not the case with Lionel Messi. He had slowly and gradually reached fame and up to the same level of performance, but he didn’t leave that position. Lionel Messi was consistent in his game against every team he faced and tried to give his best. That is why he is known to be one of the best players in the world that Argentina has ever produced.
However, Lionel Messi isn’t the only star player Country Argentina has produced. There were many other players in the past, who are currently playing for the team too.
France vs Argentina: Lionel Messi Retirement Official Announcement After Last World Cup on Sunday
Let us look at the player Angel De Maria who plays for the Argentinian national team as well as the football club Paris saint Germain. Currently, both Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria play for the same club which is Paris Saint Germain.
The 35-year-old star player who has helped Argentina and taken it to the world cup will soon retire from all formats and he will be thanked by fans all over the world for entertaining them for years.
This isn’t the first time Lionel Messi has brought Argentina to the semi-final of the football World Cup. He helped Argentina in reaching the finals of the World Cup held in brazil. However, they could not win the match and were taken out of the World Cup.
Messi held a small talk with the reporters, broke the news, and said a few other words. He said that it was a great pleasure for him to play for his team in the WorldCup and help it reach the finals. In addition to the above, he added that it has been an emotional journey for him, and he does feel gracious that his journey will come to an end.
France vs Argentina: Lionel Messi Retirement Official Announcement After Last World Cup on Sunday
In addition to the previous statement, he thanked the fans for their immense support and gave them a message to keep supporting their team irrespective of the result of the world cup tournament that is currently held in Qatar.
Let us now look at some of the achievements that Messi has collected to his name over 10-plus years. Lionel Messi has won the ballon d or six times and competes to win for the seventh time too. The ballon d or is only awarded to the best player in the world for that specific year.
The number of goals along with the performance of the players is properly checked before awarding the player. Moreover, other achievements with Argentina are the Copa America cup in 2021 and a total of 11 top-flight titles. In addition to the previous, he also has won multiple golden boots.
The golden boot is given to players that have shown exceptional performance throughout the game. In the end, Messi is a star player, and his retirement from national duty will be an emotional moment for all of his fans around the world.
