Messi nets PK and assists twice as Argentina cruisesMatch paused in 10th minute for round of applauseLionel Messi brought the curtain down on his 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring Argentina fans in an emotional final appearance for the former world champions in Buenos Aires.In a perfectly scripted finale, the 39-year-old …

The end of Lionel Messi's career for Argentina arrived before a sold out Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on a night where everything was done to honor the World Cup winner

A chippy and at times ugly friendly nonetheless gave Mauricio Pochettino’s side four wins out of four, with another young player making the difference. Before 1878, a referee trying to get players’ attention was left to waive a white handkerchief in the air. It was an imperfect practice, asking an infractor to be self-aware enough to look for a doffed …

Argentina fans displayed multiple 'Malvinas' banners in Lionel Messi's farewell match, laying claim to the Falkland Islands, as 85,000 supporters crammed into Estadio Monumental.

The 39-year-old's wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, was joined by their children and Messi's mother, Celia María Cuccittini, for the friendly against Benin.

JJ Gabriel and his family are yet to make a decision on his future but it is increasingly likely his next club will be in Europe.

Some things are inevitable in life. Harry Kane delivering for England is always one of those inevitabilities. On his momentous, milestone match, he stuck to the script perfectly.

Scotland were "outfought" and simply "not good enough" in their 2-1 Nations League defeat by Slovenia, according to captain Andy Robertson.

Sebastien Pocognoli is left with questions to answer after an inert Scotland performance leaves him still searching for his first home win, writes Tom English.

From Trent Alexander-Arnold's return to Alex Scott's debut, Phil McNulty assesses what England have learned during this international window.

Three Lions skipper will break another record next month

Three Lions skipper wrote more history on the international stage on Tuesday

Game at Allianz Field in Saint Paul kicks off at 8pm ETLast time out: USA beats Mexico 3-0 in rompEmail Beau your questions, thoughts and jokesJeff is at the game.Meanwhile, Pablo Maurer is following the Messi farewell:Goalkeeper feels like a re-opened competition after shaky halves from World Cup incumbents Matt Freese and Chris Brady, while Diego Kochen …

The 2022 World Cup champion was given a raucous sendoff with plenty of pomp and circumstance. Read Pablo Iglesias Maurer’s minute-by-minute report. Guardian reader Paul reached out via email and is apparently deep in the comments section of a 20-year-old Messi article we published here at the Guardian. I can only hope Guardian reader “snafuclarke” has …