IShowSpeed was left visibly devastated after learning that Lionel Messi had officially retired from Argentina international football. During a livestream, Speed watched Fabrizio Romano’s announcement and struggled to believe it, repeatedly asking if the transfer journalist was lying. Messi, 39, made the decision after Argentina’s 2026 World Cup final loss to Spain and the death of his father, Jorge, earlier in August. It showed how deeply Messi matters to Speed.