Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has hinted that he could walk away from international football after this summer's World Cup, with how Argentina fare in the tournament likely to dictate whether the five-time Ballon d'Or winner decides to continue.
Barça colleague Gerard Pique has already made clear his intention to retire from international duty with Spain after the World Cup. A host of Argentina's ageing squad - La Albiceleste have an average age of 29 and will be the oldest in Russia - may also do the same.
For Messi it is not so clear cut and it remains to be seen whether failure to lift the trophy would prompt him to quit, or if glory would prompt him to go out on the ultimate high.
Messi has won 32 trophies with Barcelona to date and recently admitted that he would trade in some of his immense club success if he could taste international glory with Argentina.
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