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Messi leaves Argentina's national team after 21 years with a fortune Forbes puts at US$1.1 billion
Lionel Messi played his last match for Argentina on Tuesday, a friendly against Benin that ended 3-0 at Buenos Aires' Monumental stadium before more than 80,000 spectators. At 39, he closes a 21-year international career while consolidating a fortune that Forbes estimates...
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Health & Science
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