Messi: ‘I’m grateful and proud to be an Argentine’

Lionel Messi said he’s “grateful and proud to be an Argentine” as he bid farewell to the national team on Tuesday, playing his last-ever game for the Albiceleste in a 3-0 win over Benin in a friendly. Scoring one and assisting another at the Monumental Stadium, the Argentine football legend proved he still very much has what it takes to play for Argentina, but the legendary forward shared some of his reasoning for his farewell after the game. “It’s very hard to say anything today,” said Messi, adding his “first thought” was of his father, who passed away on August 8. The Argentine star was…