All matches will pause for
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All matches will pause for Messi tribute in Argentina as clubs honor his retirement from the national team

A minute’s pause with applause in the middle of the matches - this is how football clubs across Argentina will pay tribute to Lionel Messi after the announcement that the legend is retiring from the national team.

The matches will be stopped in the tenth minute, a nod to Messi's shirt number, the Argentine Football Association said.

It was on Monday that Messi, 39, announced that his international career was over after 21 years, 207 matches and 125 goals.

He led Argentina to World Cup gold in 2022 and played in two more World Cup finals - the most recent in the United States this summer.

Messi will continue to play for the American MLS club Inter Miami.

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