Lionel Messi announces retirement from international football; details here
Touted as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football adding that the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be his last international assignment.
"This will be my last World Cup - for sure. The decision has been made," Messi said in a conversation with Sebastián Vignolo.
"I'm counting down the days until the World Cup. "The truth is, there's a little anxiety, saying: 'Well, we're here, what's going to happen? It's my last one, how's it going to go?'. On one hand, I can't wait for it to arrive but I'm also desperate for it to go well," he added.
With Messi at the helm, Argentina have done really well in the build-up to the Qatar World Cup. In fact, the team's recent 3-0 win over Jamaica saw La Albiceleste go unbeaten for 35 games in professional football. Messi, speaking to Vignolo, said that he is pretty confident of the team doing well in Qatar even though they are in a tough group.
Aged 34, Messi is presently playing for French club Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 and will continue to do so, with no talks of him quitting club football anytime soon.
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CPI stalwart Nallakannu dead
Chennai (PTI): Veteran leader of the CPI, R Nallakannu died here on Wednesday, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital said.
He was aged about 101, party sources said.
A hospital bulletin said, despite intensive care, he passed away at 1.55 PM on February 25, 2026 following failure of all vital organs.
