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  "title": "Lionel Messi says he’s retiring from playing for Argentina",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
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        "title": "‘The time has come’: Argentine great Lionel Messi retires from international football",
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        "title": "Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing for Argentina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lionel-messi-says-hes-retiring-from-playing-for-argentina-4676501",
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Lionel Messi’s international retirement: Football loses a part of its soul",
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