10 days ago · Buenos Aires
Lionel Messi describes ending Argentina career as his ‘saddest day’ in football
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. Dawn, The Guardian Sport, and BBC Sport are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Buenos Aires. The first report grouped here was at 7 Oct 2026, 05:24 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Lionel Messi describes ending Argentina career as his ‘saddest day’ in football”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Messi addresses crowd after scoring in win against Benin ‘Not coming any more is going to be deeply painful’ Lionel Messi described his retirement from international football as the “saddest day of my career” after playing his final game for Argentina in a 3-0 defeat of Benin.
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- First reported by BBC Sport
- New development reported by The Guardian Sport
Lionel Messi describes ending Argentina career as his ‘saddest day’ in football
- Picked up by Dawn
Messi says Argentina retirement is 'saddest day of my career'
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