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[Title] => 'Competitive animal' Messi set for sixth World Cup
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[Title] => World Cup history beckons for ageless Messi
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[Title] => Messi set to return as Somali referee says World Cup dream over
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[Title] => Messi to captain Argentina in 2026 World Cup
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[Title] => Messi diagnosed with left hamstring fatigue, return plan uncertain
[Summary] => Lionel Messi remained at the heart of an injury scare only weeks before the World Cup after medical tests diagnosed him with muscle fatigue in his left hamstring, Inter Miami announced.
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[Title] => Lionel Messi exits MLS game in injury scare ahead of World Cup
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[Title] => Messi still highest-paid player in MLS
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[Title] => Messi on target as Argentina downs Zambia in World Cup send-off
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[Title] => Messi to start for Argentina in World Cup send-off, says coach
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