Messi bids farewell to international football with a goal and two assists

Argentina star Lionel Messi has bid farewell to the national team with a goal and a victory.

On Wednesday morning, Argentina beat Benin 3–0 in a friendly played on home soil. The match was Messi's last international game. In his farewell match, he scored one goal and assisted the team's other two goals.

With his national team career over, Messi has also made big plans off the pitch. He intends to continue as a player while also becoming active as an owner and businessman.

Messi's farewell is being seen as the end of a golden era of Argentine football.