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Messi's legendary run for Argentina almost never happened after heartbreak

abc.net.au · 14dShare

Lionel Messi ends his international football career as a living legend with a God-like status in his country, but the dizzying heights the great man reached almost never happened if he had stuck to his original retirement.

First report: How Messi's decade of dominance almost never happened — bbci.co.uk, 14d