Residents of Buenos Aires say they will miss the football legend who won the 2022 World Cup for Argentina.
![Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the trophy as he celebrates winning the 2022 football World Cup at Lusail Stadium, Qatar, on December 18, 2022 [File: Hannah Mckay/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-08-31T161722Z_667929282_RC2J8Y9TWVV1_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ARGENTINA-MESSI-1788276237.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Residents of Buenos Aires say they will miss the football legend who won the 2022 World Cup for Argentina.
![Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the trophy as he celebrates winning the 2022 football World Cup at Lusail Stadium, Qatar, on December 18, 2022 [File: Hannah Mckay/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-08-31T161722Z_667929282_RC2J8Y9TWVV1_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ARGENTINA-MESSI-1788276237.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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