Lionel Messi is no longer an Argentina player. He still has two years left on his contract with Inter Miami, but what of a decades-long dream to sign with hometown team Newell’s Old Boys before he quits professional soccer once and for all?
Argentina bade farewell to Messi in Buenos Aires this week, a sold-out friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires that was far more significant than the hastily booked opponent might suggest.