Messi Set for Final Argentina Match; Falcons Rout Saints

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Chip Darnell on Market Hours
Published 11:20 AM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “End of an era as Messi prepares to hang up Argentina boots”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 11:20 AM ET on Market Hours, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Argentina, Lionel Messi, Falcons-Saints.
BBN covered this story before: Argentina Targets Falklands Oil; Paris Student Protests Grow (October 6).

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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorWelcome to BBN Sports! Per Yahoo Sports, citing AFP, Lionel Messi pulls on the Argentina jersey for the last time tonight at Monumental.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorRetirement of a blue chip!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRex, that's wonderful. Is Monumental the name of the stadium, or is Messi just that good at parking?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's the stadium, Chip. The University of Buenos Aires gives him an honorary doctorate first.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFour seasons on my bench and I got a participation sandwich.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIn the NFL, Atlanta beat New Orleans forty-five to twenty-four. That's not a loss, Chip. That's a margin call with a marching band.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorForty-five points! That's like a free buffet where the buffet also wins. Is the Saints' mascot okay?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI don't care about the mascot, Chip. Never have. Tonight, Dodgers at Braves, NLDS Game 3, series tied one-one, six PM Eastern.