Messi's Farewell Was Magical. The Story Behind It Wasn't | First Sports With Rupha Ramani

By Firstpost

Community Score: 50% | 59 views | 1w

0 community ratings: null thumbs up, null thumbs down

Messi's Argentina farewell should have been simple, with just a goodbye to the man who gave the country its greatest footballing moments. But there was a lot happening around it. Reports that Messi himself wasn't keen on a farewell, the AFA getting booed at the Monumental, and Benin's complaints after the game. It ended up being about so much more than just the goodbye. --- Lionel Messi | Messi Argentina | Messi Final Argentina Match | Messi Argentina Farewell | Messi Last Argentina Game | Messi Farewell | Messi Farewell Controversy | Messi AFA | Argentina Football Association | Messi Benin | Argentina vs Benin | Messi Final Game | Messi Final Match | Messi Farewell 2026 | Lionel Messi News | Argentina Football | Argentina National Team | Messi Goal vs Benin | Messi Two Assists | Football News | Sports News | First Sports | Rupha Ramani | Firstpost #lionelmessi #messi #messiargentina #messifarewell #messifinalgame #argentina #argentinanationalteam #argentinavsbenin #benin #afa #mes

Tags: lionel messi, messi argentina, messi final argentina match, messi argentina farewell, messi last argentina game, messi farewell, messi farewell controversy, messi afa, argentina football association, messi benin, argentina vs benin, messi final game, messi final match, messi farewell 2026, lionel messi news, argentina football, argentina national team, messi goal vs benin, messi two assists, football news