{
  "id": 12580915,
  "title": "Lionel Messi signs off in tears after one last Argentina master class",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/lionel-messi-signs-off-in-tears-after-one-last-argentina-master-class-12580915",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T02:53:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
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    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2035351/lionel-messi-signs-off-in-tears-after-one-last-argentina-master-class"
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  "summary": "Lionel Messi delivered one last master class in blue and white on Tuesday as Argentina’s captain brought the curtain down on his extraordinary 21-year international career by scoring one goal and setting up two others in a 3-0 friendly win over Benin. The 39-year-old’s final bow in front of more than 85,000 fans at a packed Monumental Stadium was less about football and more a national…",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Lionel Messi signs off in tears after one last Argentina master class",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/lionel-messi-signs-off-in-tears-after-one-last-argentina-master-class",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:20:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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