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  "title": "Lionel Messi announces retirement from Argentina national team: 'This is the right moment'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lionel-messi-announces-retirement-from-argentina-national-team-this",
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  "published": "2026-08-31T15:35:48.000Z",
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  "summary": "Argentina legend Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 39. Messi says he made the call two days after Argentina's loss to Spain in July's World Cup final and was “even more convinced of this decision” after the recent loss of his father. Messi made 207 appearances for his country, scoring 125 goals, winning one World Cup and two Copa America crowns.…",
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        "title": "Lionel Messi retires from Argentina national team",
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        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Times",
        "title": "Six defining moments of Lionel Messi's Argentina career",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/six-defining-moments-of-lionel-messis-argentina-career",
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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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