The 29 year old Argentina captain, Lionel Messi announces his retirement from international football after Argentina were beaten 4-2 by Chile on penalties in the final of the Copa America. The final, saw
Messi missing his own shot in the penalty
shootout and the Argentine team crashing out to Chile 2-4.
Out of disappointment he said: “For me the national team is over. I’ve done all
I can, it hurts not to be a champion. It’s tough, it’s not the time for
analysis. In the dressing room I thought that this is the end for me with the
national team, it’s not for me. That’s the way I feel right now, it’s a huge sadness once
again and I missed the penalty that was so important. I tried so hard to be
champion with Argentina. But it didn’t happen. I couldn’t do it.”
The defeat continued Argentina’s 23-year trophy-less run and
Messi’s own personal misery now extends to four lost finals with the national
side – at the 2014 World Cup against Germany and at three Copa Américas, in
2007, 2015 and now 2016.
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