"It was the thing I wanted the most, but I couldn't get it, so I think it's over.
I don't think he is. Lionel Messi's surprising decision to stop playing for Argentina could damage his legacy with the national team and fans back home.

He's retiring from Argentina's national team.

Despite speculation being that Sergio Aguero, Javier Mascherano and others could follow Messi’s lead and retire from Albiceleste duty, this comes, not only after another final defeat, but during a time when Argentine Football is undergoing a massive organizational transition.On Friday, merely two days before Sunday’s latest defeat and humiliation, plans were announced by FIFA to send an emergency panel to run Argentina’s football governing body.

You can do everything OK and fail, like Argentina in Brazil.”.Messi has walked away from the international team once before – in 2016 after Argentina lost the Copa America final to Chile.However he eventually reversed his decision and helped Argentina to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.HAMBURG, GERMANY - MAY 25: The FIFA World Cup is pictured at the city hall on May 25, 2006 in Hamburg, Germany. ".Sergio Aguero described the mood in the Argentina dressing room as "the worst I've ever been in" and suggested others may follow Messi's lead. Just ask Gerardo Martino.Current Argentina manager Gerardo Martino is a favorite of Messi, having coached La Pulga’s beloved Newell’s Old Boys back home in the Rosario region of Argentina.

Messi's surprising decision to stop playing for Argentina could damage his legacy with the national team and fans back home. Sad day for football. "I think he spoke while he was heated, because a beautiful opportunity escaped us," said Romero. Football or soccer, whatever you call it, is a religion to me.plans to retire from the Argentina National Team.Una vez mas esperando en un avion para intentar salir al destino .. Que desastre son los de AFA por dios !!! What followed was a disappointment, to say the least.During his year in charge, Barcelona failed to win any major trophy other than the Spanish Super Cup.

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The association has been in disarray following the death of longtime chairman Julio Grondona.

He later returned but Argentina are even worse off than before, struggling to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
The team has ended for me, a decision made,” he told reporters after the match.

Change is afoot in Argentina and it’s all set to be led by Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and any other willing Argentina player.

"I think there's a lot of people who want this, who obviously are not satisfied, as we are not satisfied reaching a final and not winning it. Instead of being a message of optimism and anticipation for the final, Messi lamented having to wait for yet another plane, writing in Spanish: “Waiting for out plane to depart once again.