Lionel Messi bid an emotional farewell to the Argentine national team, after more than 20 years of career, during a friendly match in Buenos Aires where he scored a goal and provided two assists, evoking immense gratitude and nostalgia among fans and his teammates. #Messi #Adieu #Argentine (translated)
Ronaldo apologizes to the Portuguese people and his teammates and says he is available to accept the punishment that the federation deems appropriate for the acts committed. #CristianoRonaldo #SeleçãoNacional #JorgeJesus (translated)
"The coach wanted me to stay in Portugal to recover, but I, as the team captain, wanted to go to Scandinavia." Shortly before 8 PM, Cristiano Ronaldo's statement was made public, in which the captain of the Portuguese national football team shared his version of what happened up to the moment he left the team's training camp in Denmark. #CristianoRonaldo #SeleçãoNacional #Futebol (translated)
Cristiano Ronaldo apologizes for his behavior following a disagreement with coach Jorge Jesus and says he is ready to return to the national team after leaving the Portuguese gathering. #CristianoRonaldo #SélectionPortugaise #LigueDesNations (translated)

Actu Foot relayed, via AlbicelesteTalk, a text presented as Lionel Messi's last speech to the Argentine people. The player said he believed the time had come to retire from the national team, after 20 years of fighting for the jersey, and that distancing himself from the selection would hurt him greatly. In this speech, Messi thanked his teammates and the supporters, to whom he attributed an essential part of Argentina's successes. He recalled that the team had won the World Cup, the Copa América, and the Finalissima, and mentioned the dream fulfilled in 2022 of becoming world champions. He also called on Argentinians to continue supporting the national team during difficult times and said he would remain alongside the current players and those who would succeed them. He concluded by expressing his gratitude, pride, and peace. #Messi #Argentine #Football (translated)
Instant Foot reported that Lionel Messi stated after the match that he wanted to thank the jersey, the Argentine team, and his country. He added that over the last 20 years, including during difficult times, he had continued to fight, to give his all, and to want to remain within the team. #Messi #Football #ÉquipeArgentine (translated)
Actu Foot reported that Lionel Messi thanked the Argentine national team and stated that, for 20 years, including during the most difficult times, he never stopped fighting, giving his all, and wanting to continue to be a part of it. https://t.co/NaSbkVmE0f #Messi #Football #ÉquipeNational (translated)
Actu Foot relayed a message in which Lionel Messi said he would regret no longer defending the colors of the national team, but that he would now support the players alongside the fans. He also called for unity. https://t.co/VIBBTlyBTe #Messi #Football #ÉquipeNationale (translated)
Instant Foot reported that Lionel Messi said that he would miss not being able to wear that jersey, but that this time he would support the players and the nation he loved so much from the other side. https://t.co/xJQts0N888 #Messi #Football #ÉquipeNationale (translated)
LM10 Brazil published a message attributed to Messi, in which he thanked his teammates and said that they helped him fulfill a childhood dream and become world champion. https://t.co/vsJdlPE2LQ #Messi #CopaDoMundo #Futebol (translated)
Masian wrote that the leader's speech had made his teammates cry and believed that it explained why they seemed ready to die for him on the field. He added that it had given him chills as well. #Leadership #Équipe #Inspiration (translated)
Lionel Messi stated that it would be very painful for him not to return here with the Argentine national team. He added that he would have liked to stay there his entire life and that playing for Argentina was, in his opinion, the most beautiful thing there is. #Messi #Argentine #Football (translated)
Belgium has received a first payment of 1.2 billion euros from the European Union to finance joint purchases of defense equipment under the SAFE loan program. #Belgique #Défense #UnionEuropéenne (translated)

The Belgian national under-21 team, the Diablotins, has qualified for the Euro U21 2027 after a 0-0 draw against Denmark, thus securing first place in Group I in their last qualifying match. #EuroU21 #Diablotins #FootballBelgique (translated)

Cristiano Ronaldo apologized for his behavior after leaving the Portuguese national team, stating that the responsibility was exclusively mine and expressing his desire to return to play for the national team. #CristianoRonaldo #Football #Portugal (translated)

Claudio Dantas reported that Dani Marques, head of the economic team for Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign, said that the proposal was to maintain the Bolsa Família as long as there was a need and to allow for the automatic reactivation of the registration if the family needed the benefit again. https://t.co/U70wKq8Tvf #BolsaFamília #Economia #FlávioBolsonaro (translated)
Ultraviolence has knocked on the doors of high schools. Sébastien Lecornu promised a "complete normalization of schedules to allow each management team, each principal" to organize this moment, the head of government detailed in the chamber. #Lycées #Démocratie #Mobilisation (translated)
POPTime reported that Ana Elisa had arrived in Brasília and would meet with Lula later that day. According to the profile, she would work in the president's communication team during the second round. https://t.co/EmSvaqaimq #AnaElisa #Lula #Comunicação (translated)
Actu Foot reported that Walid Acherchour estimated that the French team could win competitions in the coming years with Olise. Referring to the gathering played without Mbappé, he described Olise as the scorer and technical leader of the Blues, and designated him as their best player. He called for building the team around him, adding that no player had inspired him with as many emotions in the French jersey for a long time. Acherchour spoke on AfterRMC. #FiersdetreBleus #ÉquipeDeFrance #Football (translated)