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  "id": 7909420,
  "title": "Messi called up by Argentina to make farewell appearance following retirement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/messi-called-up-by-argentina-to-make-farewell-appearance-following-7909420",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:50:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1554208/messi-called-up-by-argentina-to-make-farewell-appearance-following-retirement/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lionel Messi has been called up by Argentina to make a farewell appearance in a home friendly in October following his international retirement, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) confirmed on Tuesday. “We invited the best player in the world to play, the icon of our selection, our captain Lionel Andres Messi, to have a deserved […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Messi returns to Argentina squad for final farewell against Benin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/messi-returns-to-argentina-squad-for-final-farewell-against-benin-7638553",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:46:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Messi called up by Argentina to make farewell appearance following international retirement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/messi-called-up-by-argentina-to-make-farewell-appearance-following-7645971",
        "published": "2026-09-15T22:00:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Messi called up by Argentina to make farewell appearance following international retirement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/messi-called-up-by-argentina-to-make-farewell-appearance-following",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:22:07.000Z"
      }
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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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