Argentina’s football star Lionel Messi has decided to come out of international retirement on Friday. Messi, after missing a penalty against Chile in the final of the Copa America, had hung up his boots from the international arena earlier this year.
But on Friday, Messi said in a statement, that the love for his country and the shirt is too great and therefore he wanted to continue playing for Argentina.
I consider there to be a lot of problems in Argentine football and it’s not my intention to create another one. There are a lot of issues that need to be resolved in Argentine football but I prefer to help from within and not to criticise from the outside. A lot of things went through my mind on the night of the final and I gave serious thought to quitting but my love for my country and this shirt is too great.Lionel Messi’s Official Statement
The Quint takes a look at how the Twitter world reacted to the not-so-surprising news.
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