Lionel Messi, who won the Ballon d'Or eight times in his career, four Champions League victories and brought countless trophies to his museum, completed the only missing piece of his career by winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
A snap decision was made in his country for Lionel Messi, who has become a figure in Argentina like another football legend, Diego Armando Maradona.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED
Argentine Football Federation President Claudio Tapia announced in his statement that the national team's number 10 jersey will not be given to anyone after Messi's retirement.
Tapia, “If Messi leaves the national team, we will no longer allow anyone to wear the number 10. The number 10 will be retired for life in his honor.” He justified this decision with the following words:
