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Lionel Messi may still be suiting up for Argentina, but his national team is planning a tribute for him once he officially retires from international soccer. Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia said on Saturday that the organization will retire Messi’s No. 10 jersey, previously worn by Diego Maradona. The plans to honor Messi’s ongoing legacy comes after he won the 2022 World Cup, the nation’s first title since 1986, as well as the 2021 Copa America.
“When Messi retires from the national team, we will not allow anyone else to wear the number 10 after him,” Tapia said in a press conference. “This number 10 will be retired for life in his honor. It’s the least we can do for him.”
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Messi has yet to announce his retirement from the national team and is expected to be part of the fold at next summer’s Copa America, when the team will mount their title defense in an expanded version of the competition hosted in the United States. The 36-year-old, though, recognizes that he is close to the end of his career…
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