Messi announces retirement, Twitter goes berserk

Messi, a five times World Player of the Year, missed Argentina's opening penalty in the shootout after the game against Chile ended 0-0.

Lionel Messi has said that he is to retire from international soccer after Argentina were beaten 4-2 by Chile in a penalty shootout in the Copa America final on Sunday, the fourth final the Barcelona striker has lost with the national side.
Messi, a five times World Player of the Year, missed Argentina's opening penalty in the shootout after the game ended 0-0 and he was shown in tears while sitting in the team dugout.
"It's tough, it's not the time for analysis. In the dressing room I thought that this is the end for me with the national team, it's not for me.
"That's the way I feel right now, it's a huge sadness once again and I missed the penalty that was so important.
"I tried so hard to be champion with Argentina. But it didn't happen. I couldn't do it." The decision by the 29-year-old, who surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as his country's highest goalscorer last week, came as a shock to his team mates, who said they hoped his decision was not irrevocable.
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Soon after the devasted superstar announced his retirement to a TV channel, netizens took to Twitter to express their anger, grief, and many others smiled through it. How is Cristiano Ronaldo reacting?
 

Messi and Argentina lose their 3rd straight final.. pic.twitter.com/4p7aPTGhQd
- Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) June 27, 2016

Dear Messi,
This is Shahid Afridi.

He retires every year.
Comes out of every retirement.

Be like Shahid Afridi. pic.twitter.com/rQHOVeWZrD
- SHERLOCKED (@Legen_dary___) June 27, 2016

Messi fraud tweets on my timeline. pic.twitter.com/sjzvqKfFhx
- Tim (@CookPassTim) June 27, 2016

Messi quitting at 29 when he has so much more potential pic.twitter.com/zX8LWqKbQF
- ? (@artdecogaga) June 27, 2016

Dont know why Messi is retiring just because he lost 4 finals. Klopp lost his 5th final in a row and still smiled like a child at Disneyland
- Hayley B (@Hayles_101) June 27, 2016

Son: Look dad it's a shooting star.
Dad: No son, it's Messi's penalty pic.twitter.com/DKOHTSPAKs
- HassJaber (@HassanJaber99) June 27, 2016

Reporter: "Will you reconsider your decision?"

Messi: "No. I'm Not Shahid Afridi." ;)#LionelMessi
- Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) June 27, 2016

This Messi video is unmissable, yet actually hard to watch: https://t.co/7CPOsAipK7 pic.twitter.com/v0WmQa5LNu
- Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) June 27, 2016

Messi crying makes me wanna cry.
- FaZe ZooMaa (@ZooMaa) June 27, 2016

Sums up everything #Messi pic.twitter.com/Wfhpd6a6wl
- UD (@Keyb0ardMujahid) June 27, 2016

I think #Messi s decision is an emotional one.He is a field guy n he will come back. Even if he is a man of few words, his eyes says it all!
- Neetu Chandra (@Neetu_Chandra) June 27, 2016

Messi:
644 games
508 GOALS
261 ASSISTS
28 TROPHIES
39 HATTRICKS
5 Ballon d'Or
3 GOLDEN BOOT

Just turned 29
THE BEST pic.twitter.com/7IeFKx1iIz
- Leo Messi (@messi10stats) June 27, 2016