"It's not meant for me. For me the national team is over. I've done all I can, it hurts not to be a champion," Lionel Messi, the 29-year-old said after defeat by Chile at the Copa America.

在美洲杯阿根廷输给智利的比赛之后，29岁的里奥内尔·梅西说道：“我也不想这样。但我的国家队生涯到头了。我做了所有我能够做的事，不能拿冠军真的很让人伤心。”

With Barcelona, Messi has won eight La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues. But his only major international honour is 2008 Olympic gold.

在巴塞罗那俱乐部，梅西共赢得了8次西甲冠军、4次欧冠冠军。但是他只有一项大型国际赛事的冠军头衔，那就是2008年奥运会金牌。

Argentina were beaten 1-0 in the 2014 World Cup final by Germany before two Copa America final defeats by Chile on penalties¹. Messi was also on the losing side against Brazil in the 2007 Copa America final.

2014年世界杯决赛阿根廷被德国队1-0击败，此后阿根廷国家队又两次在美洲杯赛场上被智利队以点球击败。在2007年美洲杯决赛对阵巴西的时候，梅西所在的阿根廷国家队也是输球的一方。

"It's been four finals, I tried. It was the thing I wanted the most, but I couldn't get it, so I think it's over," he added.

梅西补充说道：“已经有四次决赛都是这样了，我尽力了。冠军是我最渴望的东西，但是我却不能得到，所以我认为一切该结束了。”

"I think this is best for everyone. First of all for me, and then for everyone. I think there's a lot of people who want this, who obviously² are not satisfied, as we are not satisfied reaching a final and not winning it. It's very hard, but the decision is taken. Now I will not try more and there will be no going back."

“我认为这对所有人来说都是最好的。首先对我来说是一件好事，然后对其他所有人都是一件好事。我认为很多人都希望看到我离开国家队，很明显这些人很不满，就像我们进入决赛却没有赢得冠军那样不满。做出这个决定很难，但我还是下定了决心。现在我不会再做更多的尝试了，我也不会再选择归队了。”

Messi had scored five times at the tournament, including a superb³ free-kick in the semi-final against hosts the USA to become his country's record scorer with 55 goals.

梅西在本次美洲杯比赛中共打入了5粒进球，包括在半决赛中对阵东道主美国队时的那一记非常漂亮的任意球，他也因此以打入55个进球的成绩成为阿根廷国家队的最佳射手。

Argentina and Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero said he hoped Messi would "reflect" on his decision and reconsider, adding: "I think he spoke⁴ while he was heated, because a beautiful opportunity escaped us. I can't imagine a national team without Messi."

阿根廷及曼联门将塞尔吉奥·罗梅罗表示，他希望梅西能够在他的决定上“慎重”、并重新考虑一下，他说道：“我认为他是在失去理智的情况下说出这番话的，因为如果他退出国家队的话，我们就失去了最棒的机会。我难以想象没有梅西的国家队会是什么样子。”

Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero described the mood in the Argentina dressing⁵ room as "the worst I've ever been in", and was quoted by South American media as saying: "There are several players who are evaluating not continuing with the national team."

曼城前锋阿奎罗将阿根廷队更衣室的气氛描述为“我待过的最糟糕的”，南美媒体引述他的话报道称：“有几个球员根本没资格继续留在国家队里。”

Messi made his debut⁶ for Argentina in 2005, going on to make 113 appearances. For Barca he has scored 453 times in 531 games, including a La Liga record 312 goals. He has won the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player five times.

梅西于2005年首次代表阿根廷队亮相，自那以后共出场113次。在巴塞罗那，梅西共参加了531场比赛，进球453次，他还在西甲联赛中保持着312粒进球的记录。梅西还曾五次获得世界足球先生金球奖的殊荣。