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Messi says he will again play for Argentina's national team

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 13: Lionel Messi says he has reconsidered his decision to quit international soccer and will continue playing for Argentina's national team.
By Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 13: Lionel Messi says he has reconsidered his decision to quit international soccer and will continue playing for Argentina's national team.


Messi says there are "a lot of problems in Argentine football" but he prefers "to help from within and not criticize from the outside."


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Messi had said he was done with the national team after Argentina lost to Chile in the Copa America final in the United States in June.


The playmaker says in a statement from his managers on Friday that "a lot of things went through my mind on the night of the final and I gave serious thought to quitting, but my love for my country and this shirt is too great."

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