His retirement decision overshadowed Chile's second successive Copa America title, beating Argentina in the final both times on penalty shootout. It could also be that missing a rare penalty shootout weighed heavily into making his 'For-me-the-national-team-is-over' statement. On Sunday night in New Jersey, none expected Messi to miss the penalty shootout. World football needs him. For all you know, Messi may reverse his decision and surprise the world ahead of 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

Source: dna June 27, 2016 13:52 UTC