# Soccer: Argentina’s head coach, Lionel Scaloni, says the country’s best player ever, Lionel Messi, will get the chance to retire from the international game the way he wants to. The 39-year-old will play his swansong for his country in a friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires on 6 October. Messi, whose 125 goals in 207 matches are both national records, is also an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and was again nominated this year. Scaloni says his farewell match will be a privilege to attend.
Soccer: Argentina’s coach says Messi will retire on his own terms