Lionel Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, grabbed his shirt, clenched his teeth and put both hands over his face. “The national team is over for me,” he told the Argentine network TyC Sports after Chile beat Argentina for the Copa America title Sunday night. The greatest player of his generation, perhaps soccer's best ever, he was still without a title on Argentina's national team. Messi, five-time FIFA Player of the Year, winner of four Champions League titles and eight Spanish La Liga crowns with Barcelona, was crushed. A few minutes later he walked off the field, a dazed, pained look on his bearded face.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 27, 2016 05:15 UTC