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  "id": 4671045,
  "title": "Angel Di Maria hails Messi as “the greatest in history” after Argentina retirement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/angel-di-maria-hails-messi-as-the-greatest-in-history-after-argentina",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T16:11:04.000Z",
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  "summary": "Angel Di Maria has paid an emotional tribute to Lionel Messi following the Argentina captain’s decision to retire from international football, describing him as “the greatest in history” and thanking him for taking the country to the top of world football.",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "‘The right moment’: Argentina’s Lionel Messi announces retirement from international soccer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/the-right-moment-argentinas-lionel-messi-announces-retirement-from",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:35:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Argentina soccer legend Lionel Messi, 39, retiring from international play",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/argentina-soccer-legend-lionel-messi-39-retiring-from-international",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:42:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Argentina legend Lionel Messi retires from international football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/argentina-legend-lionel-messi-retires-from-international-football",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:47:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "No fairytale ending, but Messi leaves defining legacy for Argentina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/no-fairytale-ending-but-messi-leaves-defining-legacy-for-argentina",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:24:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "It 'hurts' says Messi as he retires from international football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/it-hurts-says-messi-as-he-retires-from-international-football",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:41:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "It 'hurts' says Messi as he retires from international football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/it-hurts-says-messi-as-he-retires-from-international-football-4692510",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:40:11.000Z"
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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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