Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football with the Argentina national team.

In a statement issued on social media on Monday, Messi said:

"After all this time since the final, thinking about it a lot, I want to tell everyone that I am retiring from the National Team...It was a decision that hurt and still hurts deep in my soul, but I understand that this is the moment. 

I swear to you that I always........

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