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  "id": 4699532,
  "title": "Messi announces international retirement after World Cup final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/messi-announces-international-retirement-after-world-cup-final",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T19:07:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1546117/messi-announces-international-retirement-after-world-cup-final/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 39. The Argentina captain made the announcement on Monday through an emotional Instagram post. Messi said the decision had deeply hurt him but called it the right time. He made the announcement after Argentina reached a second successive World Cup […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Lionel Messi’s Argentina legacy in numbers as the legend calls time on international career",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lionel-messis-argentina-legacy-in-numbers-as-the-legend-calls-time-on",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:01:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
}