Lionel Messi Bids Farewell to International Soccer—Inside the Luxury Homes He’ll Retreat To

Soccer legend Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, bringing an end to his extraordinary run with Argentina's national team after more than two decades.The 39-year-old athlete revealed the momentous decision in a lengthy and emotional Instagram post, admitting that walking away from the team was a choice that "hurt and hurts in my soul.""After the time that passed since the final, thinking about it a lot, I want to communicate to everyone that I am retiring from the national team," Messi wrote. "It was a decision that hurt and hurts in a soul, but I understand that this is the moment."I swear to you that I always gave everything, not just in the last few years when we won everything but before as well and I always fought and left everything on the field for this shirt, to give you all joys and make you feel proud to be Argentines through soccer."Messi has cemented his place in the history books as one of the greatest players in the sport after earning the all-time record for the most goals scored by a single player in the FIFA World Cup during Argentina's match-up against Austria.Loading...Soccer legend Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from...