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Messi leaves Argentina's national team after 21 years with a fortune Forbes puts at US$1.1 billion
The source reports that Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina against Benin in Buenos Aires, ending a 21-year international career. It says the friendly ended 3-0 before more than 80,000 spectators and cites Forbes' estimate of his fortune at US$1.1 billion.
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Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 5/10
- Geographic reach
- 2/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Positivity
- 5/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
The source describes the end of Messi's 21-year international career and a farewell match attended by more than 80,000 people.

