Argentina star Lionel Messi sent a heartfelt thank you to his fans on Monday, one day after the defending champions fell 1-0 in extra time to Spain at the World Cup final in New Jersey.
On Sunday, Messi was left in tears and with his international future uncertain after he was unable to conjure up one more piece of magic to save Argentina.
“The pain is immense and it will take time for this wound to heal,” he wrote on Instagram. “But I also cherish all the good… The matches we turned around, giving our all, which will forever remain in our memories, the support of an entire country that, together with the hard work and effort of this group, led us to be, once again, among the best in the world.
