Messi says he will return to Argentina football squad

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Argentinas Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Venezuela during the Copa America Centenario football quarterfinal match in Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States, on June 18, 2016

Star striker Lionel Messi will return to play for the Argentine national team for "love" of his country, despite earlier vowing to retire, he said in a statement on Friday.

"I gave serious thought to quitting, but my love for my country and this shirt is too great," the player was quoted as saying in a statement released by his management company.

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