Lionel Messi on Monday announced his retirement from international soccer. In an Instagram post showing a handwritten notebook entry in Spanish, Messi confirmed that he is retiring from Argentina's national team.

Lionel Messi's Argentina career is over. South Florida was fortunate to witness the final chapters, from the Copa America to the Cape Verde classic.

JUJUY, Argentina (AP) — Australia took its scoring chances and showed steel in defense, leading end to end to beat Argentina 27-21 Saturday in the first of two rugby test matches. Tries in the first 10 minutes to hooker Brandon Paenga-Amoso and flyhalf Carter Gordon gave Australia an early buffer which it protected against an adventurous but less clinical Argentina.

The level of emotion and humanity Messi showed in his Argentina farewell note shows that he is still not over the criticism he got in the past for not winning as much with his country as he did with his club.

Argentina has produced some of the world's greatest soccer players. Could its youth system offer lessons for the United States?

Asian refiners are increasing purchases of Argentine crude as the Iran war disrupts traditional Middle Eastern supplies.

Unless the administration issues further guidance, Argentina does not appear to be the intended source,” said one expert.