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  "title": "Lionel Messi’s father dies aged 68 after a long illness",
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  "published": "2026-08-08T14:25:38.000Z",
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  "summary": "Jorge Messi died at a medical clinic in the Argentinian city of Rosario, according to his family.",
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        "title": "Lionel Messi’s father Jorge Messi dies after long illness",
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        "title": "Jorge Messi, father of Lionel, dies aged 68",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Lionel Messi's father, Jorge, dies aged 68, CONMEBOL says",
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        "published": "2026-08-08T15:51:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Lionel Messi’s Father, Jorge Messi, Dies at 68",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/lionel-messis-father-jorge-messi-dies-at-68",
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