00:02Argentina star Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football.
00:07In a post on Instagram, the Inter Miami forward, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of
00:14all time,
00:15said it was a decision that hurt, but that he knew it was the right time to stand down from
00:20the national side.
00:22The decision comes shortly after the death of his father, Jorge Messi,
00:26which prompted the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player to consider his future.
00:32Messi, who will continue to play at club level with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer,
00:37played in a record-tying six World Cups, helping his country towards a win four years ago in a tournament
00:43he dominated in Qatar.
00:46Messi played 207 games for Argentina and finishes as its all-time leading scorer with 125 goals, 21 of them
00:55in World Cups.
00:58Messi played 207 games for Argentina and
