{
  "id": 4667088,
  "title": "Argentina great Lionel Messi announces retirement from international football",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/argentina-great-lionel-messi-announces-retirement-from-international",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:38:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/31/argentina-great-lionel-messi-announces-retirement-from-international-football"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The decision comes shortly after the death of his father, Jorge Messi, which prompted the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player to consider his future.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "‘A decision that hurts’ - Messi pens emotional goodbye message to announce retirement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/a-decision-that-hurts-messi-pens-emotional-goodbye-message-to",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:45:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Lionel Messi retires: Full text of Argentina great’s farewell statement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lionel-messi-retires-full-text-of-argentina-greats-farewell-statement",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:36:35.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}