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Lionel Messi has completed football and can bid Argentina farewell with pride

Messi says goodbye with 208 caps and a World Cup but there were times he thought his glory would never come . Not for the first time, Lionel Messi is returning to the Argentina national team. This occasion, however, will be accompanied by a sense of completion and celebration rather than obligation, as the country bids farewell to probably the greatest footballer ever.

— The Guardian — Football, publisher's words · Read the original ↗

13 outlets6 languages9 countriesUpdated

Who broke it

Gazeta Sporturilor

RO · RO

Followed by

12

outlets in 5 languages over 1 d 20 h.

Our read

Corroborated (5)

5 of 8 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had; the other 3 repeat it. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.

Judged on the 8 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 13 we have seen.

Coverage timeline

13 outlets · first-seen order
  1. +0 min

    Gazeta SporturilorRO · ROBroke it

    Probleme înainte de retragerea lui Lionel Messi » Fără apă caldă la hotel, amețeli în avion și gazon de proastă calitate

  2. +12 h 26 min

    Het Laatste Nieuws — VoetbalNL · BEOwn reporting

    Het donkere randje aan afscheidsmatch Lionel Messi: tegenstander Benin vloog 25 uur, zit deels zonder warm water en verdient er quasi niks aan

  3. +19 h

    VoetbalzoneNL · NLOwn reporting

    Argentijnse bond gaat voor afscheidsduel Lionel Messi op schandalige wijze om met opponent

    Cites The Guardian

  4. +19 h 38 min

    Estadao EsportesPT · BROwn reporting

    Despedida de Messi tem ingressos de até R$ 1,6 mil esgotados em apenas 90 minutos

  5. +21 h 2 min

    UOL EsportePT · BRRepeats

    Despedida de Messi tem ingressos de até R$ 1,6 mil esgotados em apenas 90 minutos

  6. +22 h 50 min

    COPE DeportesES · ESOwn reporting

    Mohamed Tijani, defensa de Benín, lo tiene claro: "No hay que marcar a Messi, vamos a disfrutar este partido"

  7. +22 h 54 min

    LiberoES · PEOwn reporting

    Argentina vs. Benín con la despedida de Messi: ¿a qué hora juegan y dónde ver el amistoso?

  8. +23 h 50 min

    Soccernews.nlNL · NLRepeats

    ‘Flinke smet op afscheidswedstrijd Messi’

    Cites The Guardian

  9. +1 d

    RMC Sport — FootballFR · FROwn reporting

    Argentine-Bénin : "Le site a crashé", Groleau décrit l'énorme engouement des supporters à la veille de la dernière danse de Messi

  10. +1 d 5 h

    ASES · ESOwn reporting

    La despedida de Messi trasciende la cancha

  11. +1 d 15 h

    Complete SportsEN · NGOwn reporting

    He Is an Incredible Example –Scaloni Hails Messi As Argentina Prepare For Historic Farewell

  12. +1 d 18 h

    The Guardian — FootballEN · GBOwn reporting

    Lionel Messi has completed football and can bid Argentina farewell with pride

  13. +1 d 19 h

    Foot MercatoFR · FRRepeats

    Argentine : un défenseur du Bénin refuse de défendre contre Messi pour son dernier match

First seen is our own clock across 245+ feeds; it is not a guarantee of who published first. Each time is the earlier of the publisher's own timestamp and our first sighting. Headlines and summaries are the publishers' own words, linked to the original. How we work out who broke it.