AGL 39.15 Decreased By ▼ -0.85 (-2.13%)
AIRLINK 128.00 Decreased By ▼ -1.06 (-0.82%)
BOP 6.83 Increased By ▲ 0.08 (1.19%)
CNERGY 4.68 Increased By ▲ 0.19 (4.23%)
DCL 8.49 Decreased By ▼ -0.06 (-0.7%)
DFML 40.84 Increased By ▲ 0.02 (0.05%)
DGKC 82.10 Increased By ▲ 1.14 (1.41%)
FCCL 33.08 Increased By ▲ 0.31 (0.95%)
FFBL 74.15 Decreased By ▼ -0.28 (-0.38%)
FFL 11.81 Increased By ▲ 0.07 (0.6%)
HUBC 109.40 Decreased By ▼ -0.18 (-0.16%)
HUMNL 14.25 Increased By ▲ 0.50 (3.64%)
KEL 5.24 Decreased By ▼ -0.07 (-1.32%)
KOSM 7.54 Decreased By ▼ -0.18 (-2.33%)
MLCF 39.10 Increased By ▲ 0.50 (1.3%)
NBP 63.70 Increased By ▲ 0.19 (0.3%)
OGDC 193.00 Decreased By ▼ -1.69 (-0.87%)
PAEL 25.62 Decreased By ▼ -0.09 (-0.35%)
PIBTL 7.28 Decreased By ▼ -0.11 (-1.49%)
PPL 153.50 Decreased By ▼ -1.95 (-1.25%)
PRL 25.50 Decreased By ▼ -0.29 (-1.12%)
PTC 17.35 Decreased By ▼ -0.15 (-0.86%)
SEARL 80.30 Increased By ▲ 1.65 (2.1%)
TELE 7.58 Decreased By ▼ -0.28 (-3.56%)
TOMCL 33.42 Decreased By ▼ -0.31 (-0.92%)
TPLP 8.39 Decreased By ▼ -0.01 (-0.12%)
TREET 16.32 Increased By ▲ 0.05 (0.31%)
TRG 56.74 Decreased By ▼ -1.48 (-2.54%)
UNITY 27.50 Increased By ▲ 0.01 (0.04%)
WTL 1.36 Decreased By ▼ -0.03 (-2.16%)
BR100 10,467 Increased By 22 (0.21%)
BR30 31,017 Decreased By -172.6 (-0.55%)
KSE100 98,193 Increased By 394.4 (0.4%)
KSE30 30,649 Increased By 168.4 (0.55%)
Sports

Lionel Messi parts ways with Argentina: report

Lionel Messi has reportedly parted ways with Argentina duty as he is not expected to take part in any international
Published August 15, 2018

Lionel Messi has reportedly parted ways with Argentina duty as he is not expected to take part in any international match this year.

According to a report in Clarin newspaper, the Barcelona legend told Argentina interim coach Lionel Scaloni that he won't be available for the upcoming games in the United States. He also reportedly didn't confirm when he will play again for the national team or if he intends to come back for the 2019 Copa America.

The 31-year-old struggled under the weight of expectation in Russia as Argentina crashed out in the round of 16. The fallout from the World Cup debacle saw Jorge Sampaoli leave his role as Argentina manager with Scaloni named for the interim.

In 2016, after Argentina's shocking Copa America loss to Chile, Messi told the media his international playing days were over, although he changed his mind less than two months later. Messi has never won a major international title with Argentina.

Messi and Barcelona, fresh off winning the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, take on Boca Juniors on Wednesday for the Joan Gamper trophy in a friendly at Camp Nou.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2018

Comments

Comments are closed.