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Messi signs off in tears after one last Argentina master class

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - October 6, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Matias Baglietto

Emotion, tears as Messi retires from Argentina national team

The match was halted in the 10th minute – in tribute to Messi’s famous shirt number – for a minute-long ovation.

Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil submit joint bid to host 2035 Rugby World Cup

Argentina’s rugby players ahead of the Test against Australia at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, Argentina, on Sept 5.

Messi readies for final farewell in Argentina send-off

After more than two decades of service to his country, Lionel Messi will hand over the captain’s armband for good.

Messi farewell closes a long, hard-won love story with Argentina

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Final - Spain v Argentina - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - July 19, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi in action IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/James Lang

Argentina announces citizenship-by-investment program

Argentine President Javier Milei gestures as he speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 172nd anniversary of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu

Brazil bask in festive welcome in Kolkata ahead of India friendly

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 32 - Brazil v Japan - Houston Stadium, Houston, Texas, U.S. - June 29, 2026 Brazil's Marquinhos during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

Former far-right group member found guilty of murdering Argentina rugby star

FILE PHOTO: Yann Le Bras, lawyer for the Aramburu family, talks to journalists on the first day of the trial of far-right activists Loik Le Priol and Romain Bouvier, who are charged with murder and attempted murder over the 2022 shooting death of former Argentine rugby international Federico Martin Aramburu, at the criminal court in Paris, France, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Scaloni says he did his best to convince Messi to return for Argentina farewell

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Soccer Football - International Friendly - Argentina Training - Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, Elche, Spain - November 13, 2025 Argentina's Lionel Messi with coach Lionel Scaloni during training REUTERS/Pablo Morano/File Photo/File Photo

Argentina coach says Messi deserves to go out on own terms

Lionel Messi led Argentina to a third World Cup title in 2022.

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