Story highlights Lionel Messi to play for Argentina againQuit after Copa America final defeatBarcelona star named in national squad(CNN) Lionel Messi has announced that he will play for Argentina once again, having stated in June that he would retire from international football. The Barcelona star said Friday that although he was disappointed after losing the Copa America final to Chile on penalties , he was keen to help Argentinian football from the inside rather than criticize from outside. "I see that there are a lot of problems in Argentine football and I'm not trying to create another one. I have always tried to do the opposite, to help in any way that I can." Messi was subsequently announced in Argentina's squad for September's World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela.

Source: CNN August 13, 2016 00:33 UTC