{"id":300274,"date":"2023-11-23T20:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T20:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300274"},"modified":"2023-11-23T20:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T20:24:08","slug":"legendary-argentina-world-cup-winner-confirms-international-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/legendary-argentina-world-cup-winner-confirms-international-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Argentina World Cup winner confirms international retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Legendary Argentina World Cup winner, 35, confirms he will RETIRE from international football after the Copa America next summer<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The veteran was instrumental\u00a0in the World Cup final against France last year<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>He starred for Argentina during their disrupted\u00a01-0 win over Brazil this week<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>City-Liverpool is tough to referee&#8230; but our campaign is up and running &#8211; IAKO\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of Argentina&#8217;s World Cup heroes has confirmed he will retire from international football at the end of next summer&#8217;s Copa America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old veteran helped Argentina lift the elusive World Cup trophy in Qatar last year, after his side narrowly won 4-2 on penalties against France at the end of an enthralling and dramatic final.<\/p>\n<p>He took to Instagram on Thursday after starring for Argentina in their 1-0 win over arch-rivals Brazil, confirming he would hang up his boots in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Angel Di Maria, who scored in the World Cup final against France, accompanied the lengthy and heartfelt message to fans with a picture of him celebrating alongside his team-mates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Well, that was the last (World Cup) qualifying game for me,&#8217; he revealed at the start of the post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/19\/78172009-12785131-image-a-15_1700767193525.jpg\" height=\"406\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One of Argentina&#8217;s World Cup stars has confirmed when he&#8217;ll retire from international football<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/19\/78171211-12785131-image-a-1_1700766931210.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Angel Di Maria, who scored in the World Cup final last year, will retire after the Copa America<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/19\/78171927-12785131-image-m-4_1700767020465.jpg\" height=\"274\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old veteran revealed the news across social media on Thursday afternoon<\/p>\n<p>After a emotional message to the fans, he added: &#8216;The Copa America will be the last time I wear the Argentine shirt. With all the pain in my soul and with a knot in my throat, I will say goodbye to the most beautiful thing that has happened to me in my career. Dress it, sweat it and FEEL it with all the pride.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thank you fans, thank you family, thank you friends and team mates, we will keep making history and that will remain for eternity. Go Argentina!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Di Maria, who returned to Portuguese outfit Benfica in the summer, gave no indication that he would be retiring from domestic football any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>In his first nine appearances since his return Benfica, the winger has scored five goals, with his side top of the table in Portugal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine&#8217;s final World Cup qualifier was marred by chaos and mayhem in Brazil as fans began\u00a0brawling\u00a0with each other during the national anthems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It led to\u00a0police officers bludgeoning supporters with batons, forcing Lionel Messi to guide his countrymen to the shelter of the dressing room ahead of the delayed kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>New footage surfaced on Thursday of Di Maria appearing to spit\u00a0at Brazil fans after they showered him in beer by the Maracana tunnel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/19\/78097119-12785131-Violence_between_Brazil_and_Argentina_supporters_erupted_during_-a-17_1700767272285.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Violence between Brazil and Argentina supporters erupted during the national anthems\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by A Bola (@abolapt)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/19\/78171205-12785131-image-a-16_1700767200810.jpg\" height=\"405\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Di Maria stands alongside Argentina captain Lionel Messi as he lifts the World Cup trophy<\/p>\n<p>Di Maria was retreating to the changing rooms with his Argentina team-mates as a result of the crowd trouble when he was doused in alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video shows a streak of beer falling on to Di Maria&#8217;s forehead before the footballer jumps up at the fan, who is out of shot, to spit in their direction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the mass brawl in his Instagram post, Di Maria said: &#8216;Unfortunately we can&#8217;t let go of the events that emerged in the stadium. No one deserves that bad treatment, not to mention the families and scared children in the middle of a stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hopefully this type of stuff never happens again. We as players will always, always defend our people without any doubt.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12785131\/Argentina-World-Cup-winner-RETIRES-international-football.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary Argentina World Cup winner, 35, confirms he will RETIRE from international football after the Copa America next summer The <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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