{"id":37889,"date":"2026-09-01T06:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/?p=37889"},"modified":"2026-09-01T06:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:03:42","slug":"jose-mourinho-reacts-to-lionel-messis-decision-to-end-his-argentina-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/?p=37889","title":{"rendered":"Jos\u00e9 Mourinho Reacts to Lionel Messi\u2019s Decision to End His Argentina Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi\u2019s decision was not simply the end of another chapter in his career. The words published by the Argentine star immediately sparked widespread reactitball, with attention turning toward what his absence could mean for the international game in the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>As messages of support and appreciation began pouring in from the football world, Jos\u00e9 Mourinho made his own reaction stand out. The Portuguese coach chose to leave a direct message for Messi following his announcement, praising his international career while also pointing toward something bigger concerning the future of major international tournaments.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations on a brillian career. The next Copa Am\u00e9rica and the next World Cup will not be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stad10.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo_6888.jpg\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, the Real Madrid head coach, reacted to Lionel Messi\u2019s decision to retire from international football with Argentina by leaving a message in the comments section of the player\u2019s post, praising what he had achieved throughout his international career.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho\u2019s comment came after Messi officially announced his decision to end his international career with Argentina, a step the player described as difficult but one he reached after a long period of thought.<\/p>\n<p>Messi stressed in his statement that he had given everything he had for the Argentina shirt, making clear that his commitment to the national team was not limited to the recent years in which the team achieved major success, but extended throughout his international career.<\/p>\n<div class=\"key-takeaways\">\n<ul>\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho reacted to Lionel Messi\u2019s decision to end his international career with Argentina.<\/li>\n<li>Mourinho praised Messi\u2019s international career as brilliant and unforgettable.<\/li>\n<li>Mourinho said the next Copa Am\u00e9rica and the next World Cup will not be the same without Messi.<\/li>\n<li>Messi ended his international career after 207 appearances for Argentina and 125 goals.<\/li>\n<li>Messi was part of the Argentina generation that won the 2021 Copa Am\u00e9rica and the 2022 World Cup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mourinho\u2019s message stands out because of its meaning. The Portuguese coach did not simply praise Messi\u2019s career; he directly linked the player\u2019s absence to how the next major international tournaments will feel.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports following Messi\u2019s announcement, the Argentine star ended his international career after 207 appearances for his country and 125 goals, closing an exceptional chapter that lasted for many years.<\/p>\n<p>During that career, Messi played a central role in the Argentina generation that won major titles, including the 2021 Copa Am\u00e9rica and the 2022 World Cup, before now deciding to bring his international career to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho\u2019s words therefore summarize the impact Messi has had on Argentina. Even after the decision to step away, the Portuguese coach believes that Messi\u2019s absence will make the next Copa Am\u00e9rica and World Cup different, giving his message a meaning that goes beyond a simple tribute to a great player.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi\u2019s decision was not simply the end of another chapter in his career. The words published by the Argentine star immediately sparked widespread reactitball, with attention turning toward what his absence could mean for the international game in the years ahead. As messages of support and appreciation began pouring in from the football world, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":37888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[932],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-barcelona"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stad10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}