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  "id": 4667047,
  "title": "‘The time has come’: Argentine great Lionel Messi retires from international football",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/the-time-has-come-argentine-great-lionel-messi-retires-from",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-31T15:55:14.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Messi said he wrote his retirement letter in July after losing the World Cup final but waited to publish it because his father was facing health issues that eventually claimed his life.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lionel-messi-says-hes-retiring-from-playing-for-argentina",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "🔴 Lionel Messi retires from Argentina national team after 21 years",
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        "published": "2026-08-31T15:31:43.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Herald",
        "title": "Lionel Messi announces retirement from national team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lionel-messi-announces-retirement-from-national-team",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:49:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘The time has come’: Argentine great Lionel Messi retires from international football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/the-time-has-come-argentine-great-lionel-messi-retires-from-4667454",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:32:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Lionel Messi’s international retirement: Football loses a part of its soul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lionel-messis-international-retirement-football-loses-a-part-of-its",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:14:19.000Z"
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