(FILES) Argentina's forward Lionel Messi adjusts his hair during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games men's quarter-final football match against the Netherlands at the Shanghai Stadium on August 16, 2008. Benfica midfielder Angel di Maria scored an extra-time goal to fire defending champions Argentina into the Olympic semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands. Argentine football player Lionel Messi said on August 31, 2026, he is retiring from international football after leading Argentina to a second successive World Cup final. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)