@scoopittypoop: 10 years ago, Messi retired from Argentina 🇦🇷 In the aftermath of the 2016 Copa América final, Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football after they lost their 3rd major final in a row, bringing an abrupt end to his senior career. For a nation that had watched him carry the weight of expectation for over a decade, the news was heartbreaking. Yet history had other plans. Messi returned to the Argentine national team later that year and embarked on a remarkable chapter that would cement his place among the greatest players the sport has ever seen. What followed was an unprecedented run of success: the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 2024 Copa América, and countless records that transformed criticism into admiration and legacy into immortality. Over the last week, another milestone was added to that extraordinary journey. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Messi scored the first World Cup hat-trick of his career in Argentina's 3–0 victory over Algeria, and then scored 2 goals against Austria; in doing so, he reached 18 World Cup goals, passing Miroslav Klose's all-time tournament scoring record. A decade after walking away from international football, Messi continues to redefine greatness. Imagine if he didn't change his mind back in 2016. #lionelmessi #argentina #football #Soccer #goat

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