{
  "id": 12697458,
  "title": "Lionel Messi faces racism accusations after incident with Benin player",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/lionel-messi-faces-racism-accusations-after-incident-with-benin-player",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/sports/ipb5twv1b"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lionel Messi has been accused of racism after appearing visibly annoyed when a Benin player tried to take a photo with him following Argentina’s farewell match.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}