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How Lionel Messi Went From The Brink Of Retirement To Argentina God | SI FC

Lionel Messi’s final game for Argentina. The end of an era, the final chapter of a story that changed football forever.

His international journey has been full of the most extreme highs, and the lowest of lows. But the little boy from Rosario has cemented his place among the greatest to ever play the game as well as in the hearts of Argentinians who, at one point, were his biggest critics. Everything has been said about Lionel Messi's greatness, but can you ever say enough?

Luca Dallolio, Lyes Bouzidi and Alessandro Eremiti take a nostalgic look back at the international career of Lionel…

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