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  "id": 13443967,
  "title": "Atlético Madrid boss Simeone on Messi’s international retirement: ‘Argentina have had the two best in history’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/atletico-madrid-boss-simeone-on-messis-international-retirement",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T15:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/atl-tico-madrid-boss-simeone-151000336.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Atlético Madrid head coach Diego Simeone expressed his gratitude for Argentina having witnessed two of the greatest football players in history play for their national team. This sentiment came after Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football earlier this week, ending a legendary career. Messi played his final match for Argentina in a friendly against Benin, marking a historic moment in Argentine football with over 100 goals, a World Cup title, and two Copa América championships to his name.\n\nIn response to the media, Simeone, a fellow Argentine icon, refrained from choosing between Messi and his countryman Diego Maradona as the best player in history. Instead, he emphasized that Argentina is fortunate to have experienced the talents of both players. Simeone played alongside Maradona and never had the opportunity to play with Messi. He acknowledged the exceptional growth Messi has shown as both a person and a sportsman, consistently maintaining good behavior and earning respect throughout his 20-25 year career.\n\nAs an Argentine, Simeone expressed deep gratitude towards Messi for the immense joy and lessons he brought to the country. For Simeone, Messi's greatest value lies in the lessons of fighting on and persisting, even when faced with adversity.",
  "summary": "Atlético Madrid head coach Diego Simeone has this weekend revealed his take that his native Argentina were lucky enough to witness the two greatest players in football history don their famed blue an...",
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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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