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Fans around the world heartbroken after Messi quits

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football after his team’s defeat at the hands of Chile in the final match of Copa America today. Here’s how the world was heart-broken:

Messi missed a decisive penalty shootout during the match.

“I tried so hard to be champion with Argentina. But it didn’t happen. I couldn’t do it,” The Guardian reported him as saying. Twitter exploded with reactions on the footballer’s dramatic exit from professional football. Within hours of the announcement, more than 3 million tweets were sent out. Most were in denial.

Others supported the footballer’s decision.

A group of Twitter users called Messi’s retirement ‘quitting’.

And then there’s this possibility.

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