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Lionel Messi Announces End of International Soccer Career

Lionel Messi, the Argentine football star, said he will retire from the national team.

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Key Points

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Messi retires from Argentina’s national football team.

Career totals: 207 matches, 125 goals.

Major trophies: 2022 World Cup, 2024 Copa America.

Future focus: playing for Inter Miami club.

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He leaves after 207 appearances and 125 goals, having won the 2022 World Cup and the 2024 Copa America.

Messi explained that he feels it is the right moment to step aside for the next generation of players.

He will continue playing club football for Inter Miami in the United States.

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6 words

retire

stop playing a sport forever

appearances

times a player has played in official games

trophies

awards given for winning a competition

generation

a group of people born around the same time

club

a regular team that a player belongs to all year

Inter Miami

a professional soccer team based in Miami, United States

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