Football
Lionel Messi bids tearful farewell to Argentina after scoring in 3-0 win over Benin
Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring Argentina fans in an emotional final appearance for the former world champions in Buenos Aires. In a perfe
Published 7 October 2026 at 02:38 UTC
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ctly scripted finale, the 39-year-old widely regarded as the greatest football player in history signed off with his 126th international goal in front of 85,000 supporters as Argen