{"id":16482,"date":"2016-06-28T02:20:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T02:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=16482"},"modified":"2016-06-28T03:52:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T03:52:03","slug":"messi-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/messi-retirement","title":{"rendered":"Is Lionel Messi Really Retiring From International Football?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Chile made four penalty kicks while Argentina only scored two.\u00a0This is the second time in a row that Chile defeats Argentina to win the Copa America.<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>&#8220;The national team is over for me. It&#8217;s been four finals, it&#8217;s not meant for me. I tried. It was the thing I wanted the most, but I couldn&#8217;t get it, so I think it&#8217;s over,&#8221; Messi declared.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/S19k0PCX42Y<\/p>\n<h2>Fans are begging him to change his mind<\/h2>\n<div>Many fans were shocked by this abrupt decision and are still hoping that Messi&#8217;s decision was taken out of disappointment and frustration. Even Argentina&#8217;s president Mauricio Macri wants him to reconsider his choice. The 29-year-old star is viewed by many as the best football player in the\u00a0world right now. He is a five-time FIFA\u00a0Ballon d&#8217;Or\u00a0winner. He has won eight La Liga cups and four UEFA Champions League titles as well as four Copas del Rey\u00a0with his club Barcelona. He is Argentina&#8217;s leading scorer with 55 goals in 113 appearances, surpassing the legend Diego Maradona. He did help\u00a0Argentina win a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in China, but for many, that does not count as a major championship. The World Cup and the Copa America are the only trophies missing in his\u00a0collection.<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16485\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/maxresdefault-2.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/maxresdefault-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/maxresdefault-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/maxresdefault-2-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a 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