Lionel Messi's last match for Argentina on 6 October, in an Adidas shirt with his own signature logo in place of the Adidas logo; the Sol de Mayo design; gold crest, trim and numbers; 208th appearance at the Monumental; two decades with Adidas
Lionel Messi showed the shirt on his own Instagram a fortnight before the match. Adidas unveiled it as part of a wider Argentina collection marking the end of his international career, and the match itself was billed as the last tango.
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01LIONEL MESSI PLAYED HIS LAST MATCH FOR ARGENTINA ON 6 OCTOBER, IN A SHIRT WITH HIS OWN SIGNATURE LOGO WHERE THE ADIDAS LOGO USUALLY SITS.
02ADIDAS BUILT THE DESIGN ON THE SUN OF MAY, ONE OF ARGENTINA'S NATIONAL SYMBOLS.
03THE CREST, THE TRIM AND THE NUMBERS WERE IN GOLD.
04IT WAS HIS 208TH APPEARANCE FOR ARGENTINA, AT THE MONUMENTAL IN BUENOS AIRES, AGAINST BENIN.
05ADIDAS HAS BEEN WITH HIM FOR TWO DECADES.
06BEFORE HIS LAST WORLD CUP, IN 2026, IT HAD ALREADY MADE HIM A COLLECTION CALLED EL ÚLTIMO TANGO, THE LAST TANGO.