Messi shares handwritten retirement letter, reveals he wrote it 2 days after World Cup final

Argentine football legend Lionel Messi shared handwritten letter announcing his retirement from international football. He revealed he wrote it on July 21, two days after Argentina's FIFA World Cup 2026 final defeat to Spain. "Today...after what happened with my father, I'm even more certain about my decision than before," he wrote. His father Jorge Messi passed away on August 8.