Argentina won’t allow anyone to wear Lionel Messi’s No. 10 jersey: ‘Least we can do for him’
football. In Argentina, this number is especially famous and has a strong history. It has always been worn by great players who have taken their teams to great success.
Juan Román Riquelme and Ricardo Bochini were among the Argentine footballers who wore the No. 10. Messi has played 180 times and scored 106 goals for Argentina.
His big wins include the Copa America in 2021 and the World Cup in 2022. These victories put him in the same league as famous players like Maradona and Pele. The AFA thought about retiring the No.
10 jersey before. In the 2002 World Cup, they wanted to retire it to honour Maradona. The plan to retire the No.
10 jersey for Maradona couldn't happen because of FIFA rules. These rules said teams must use numbers 1 to 23. So, Ariel Ortega wore the No.
10 in a match against Peru. Later, when Messi became a great player, he got the No. 10 jersey because the plan to retire it didn't work out.Milestone Alert!
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