Neymar pays tribute to Messi after his retirement from Argentina
Neymar has sent a tribute message to Lionel Messi following the announcement of his retirement from the Argentine national team, according to Corriere dello Sport.
Brazilian Neymar paid tribute to Lionel Messi following the announcement of his retirement from the Argentine national team. In a message posted on social media, the former teammate of Messi at FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain hailed the career of the Argentine forward, according to Corriere dello Sport.
A message of gratitude
"The whole world is grateful to you, not just Argentina," wrote Neymar, according to the ANSA agency. The Brazilian also stressed that Messi has made history in football, adding that it was an honour to have written that history alongside him, as reported by Calciomercato.com.
The announcement of the retirement
This message comes as Lionel Messi has announced his departure from the Argentine national team. Several media outlets, including TuttoMercatoWeb, refer to this day as the day of Messi's farewell to Argentina, and many messages have been sent to him, among them Neymar's.
A shared tribute
Neymar's comments were relayed by several Italian media outlets, which agree on the content of the message: the Brazilian expresses his gratitude to Messi for everything he has brought to football. No other reactions have been reported in the case.
