End of an era: Lionel Messi prepares to hang up Argentina boots with monumental farewell
Lionel Messi will pull on Argentina’s sky blue-and-white jersey for the last time on Tuesday and enjoy an emotional farewell in front of his adoring fans in a stadium with a name to match his legacy: Monumental.
Some 85,000 Argentina fans will be on hand to watch the 39-year-old idol perform his wizardry in a friendly against Benin that brings down the curtain on his 21-year international career.
Millions more will be following the action in South America’s largest arena, Buenos Aires’...