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  "id": 12652317,
  "title": "Two icons, a glorious farewell and a potentially bitter ending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/two-icons-a-glorious-farewell-and-a-potentially-bitter-ending-12652317",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:12:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/two-icons-glorious-farewell-potentially-151242254.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lionel Messi wrapped up his illustrious international career in style as Argentina defeated Benin in a highly emotional match, scoring the winning goal against the West African side. Meanwhile, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo issued a lengthy statement on social media, accusing his national team coach Jorge Jesus of a \"breach of trust\" and admitting he bears some responsibility for his own actions. The article covers the contrasting receptions of the two football legends, Messi's grand farewell in Argentina and Ronaldo's contentious exit from Portugal's national team, leading to speculation about the future of both players' international careers.",
  "summary": "As Lionel Messi's international career ends in fond farewell, Cristiano Ronaldo's is at risk of petering out. BBC Sport takes a look at what could be the end of the international career's of two football greats.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Two icons, a glorious farewell and a potentially bitter ending",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/two-icons-a-glorious-farewell-and-a-potentially-bitter-ending",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:04:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}