Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football at the age of 39, and ESPN had all the reaction throughout Monday afternoon.
The news comes on the back of Argentina's run to the World Cup final this summer, which ended with a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the final.
- Every time Messi scored 4 goals for Barcelona, Inter Miami, Argentina
This marks the second time Messi has stepped back from international duty, following his retirement at the age of 29 in 2016.
When he made that decision a decade ago, he had just one gold medal at the 2008 Olympics to his name. Now, having rejoined the international setup less than a month later, he can boast two Copa América titles and, of course, the 2022 World Cup.
In total, he has 207 caps for his nation and scored 125 goals.
Messi's international career got off to the worst possible start. In August 2005, an 18-year-old Messi was sent off on his debut just 47 seconds after coming on as a substitute when he elbowed Hungary's Vilmos Vanczak.
It would take until his sixth cap for the youngster to score his first international goal, a sensational curling strike against Croatia seven months later.
A year later, Messi bagged his first World Cup goal in a 6-0 demolition of Serbia and Montenegro.
At the age of 24, he became captain of his nation when Alejandro Sabella gave him the armband. In his first World Cup as captain, Argentina reached the 2014 World Cup final before losing to Germany.
Eight years later, he finally got his hands on the trophy that had eluded him.
