Argentine football legend Diego Maradona and the country's President Mauricio Macri have urged Lionel Messi not to leave the national team. Messi yesterday vow to quit after a defeat yesterday in the Copa America final against Chille, throwing Argentine football into turmoil ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Maradona said Messi has to stay because he still has playing days ahead of him. He hoped that Messi will go to Russia in form to be world champion. After an outpouring of disappointment by fans online, President Macri joined the calls for Messi to stay with Argentina. Mr. Macri called Messi and told him how proud he feels of the national team's performance and asked him not to listen to the criticism.Messi, 29, is widely rated as the best player in the world, but yesterday's loss was his fourth defeat in an international final for Argentina. However, the Barcelona superstar will country to play for the Spanish club.