{
  "id": 684936,
  "title": "‘I’ve serious doubts about continuing football’ – Lionel Messi finally speaks on father’s death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ive-serious-doubts-about-continuing-football-lionel-messi-finally",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:29:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/12/ive-serious-doubts-about-continuing-football-lionel-messi-finally-speaks-on-fathers-death/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lionel Messi has said he had not yet fully come to terms with his father’s death. Recall that the father of the Inter Miami captain passed away earlier in the week at the age of 68. In his first public statement since the personal loss, the Argentina captain took to Instagram to share an emotional […] ‘I’ve serious doubts about continuing football’ – Lionel Messi finally speaks on father’s death",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Herald",
        "title": "Lionel Messi casts doubts on football future following father’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lionel-messi-casts-doubts-on-football-future-following-fathers-death",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:20:18.000Z"
      }
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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."
}