{ "story_id": "6e60ec9b7a3ea58d1b1aa9c6e744883b", "desk": "drm3", "revision": 1, "published_at": "2026-09-01T15:00:00.000Z", "content_hash": "7fe4778e1a4640f10a52684cb1df52c7014d80af5077cbcd0a252a11b2249045", "hash_basis": "sha256 over `headline\\ndek\\nprose`, plus `\\n` + the canonical citations JSON when any source is placed, plus `\\n#blog` for blogs", "basis": { "headline": "Lionel Messi announces retirement from Argentina national soccer team after 20 years", "dek": "Lionel Messi announced on 2026-08-31 that he is retiring from Argentina's national soccer team after 20 years.", "prose": "Lionel Messi announced on 2026-08-31 via Instagram that he is retiring from international soccer, ending a 20-year career with Argentina's national team. [^1]\n\nMessi played his final match for Argentina on July 19, 2026, in New Jersey during the World Cup final. [^2]\n\nMessi played 207 matches and scored 125 goals for the Argentine national team over a 21-year career. [^3]\n\nMessi said he wrote his retirement letter on 2026-06-21, two days after the World Cup final, but delayed publishing it because his father Jorge Messi was dealing with health issues that led to his death on 2026-08-08 in Rosario. [^4]\n\nLionel Messi scored 125 goals for Argentina, making him the country's all-time leading scorer. [^5]\n\nMessi stated that he will continue playing football for his current club, Inter Miami, after leaving the national team. [^6]\n\nMessi wrote that he made the decision after the 2026 World Cup final, where Argentina lost to Spain and failed to win a second trophy. [^7]\n\nMessi described the decision to retire from the Argentina jersey as painful, saying it hurt his soul but he understood it was the right moment. [^8]\n\nMessi stated that he began writing his farewell message on July 21, two days after the World Cup final, but felt more convinced to retire after the death of his father. [^9]\n\nMessi stated that he feels he has nothing left to give and that new, great players are coming behind him. [^10]\n\nThe announcement signifies the end of Messi's international career with the national squad. [^11]", "cited": "[{\"statement\":\"Lionel Messi announced on 2026-08-31 via Instagram that he is retiring from international soccer, ending a 20-year career with Argentina's national team.\",\"source\":\"WJXT News4JAX\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T15:23:56.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"WJXT News4JAX\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi played his final match for Argentina on July 19, 2026, in New Jersey during the World Cup final.\",\"source\":\"El Universal\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T18:23:35.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Universal\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi played 207 matches and scored 125 goals for the Argentine national team over a 21-year career.\",\"source\":\"elpais.com\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T18:44:49.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"elpais.com\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi said he wrote his retirement letter on 2026-06-21, two days after the World Cup final, but delayed publishing it because his father Jorge Messi was dealing with health issues that led to his death on 2026-08-08 in Rosario.\",\"source\":\"WJXT News4JAX\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T15:23:56.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"WJXT News4JAX\"]},{\"statement\":\"Lionel Messi scored 125 goals for Argentina, making him the country's all-time leading scorer.\",\"source\":\"FRANCE 24\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-01T08:23:12.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"FRANCE 24\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi stated that he will continue playing football for his current club, Inter Miami, after leaving the national team.\",\"source\":\"El Heraldo de México\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T12:18:04.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Heraldo de México\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi wrote that he made the decision after the 2026 World Cup final, where Argentina lost to Spain and failed to win a second trophy.\",\"source\":\"El Heraldo de México\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T12:18:04.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Heraldo de México\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi described the decision to retire from the Argentina jersey as painful, saying it hurt his soul but he understood it was the right moment.\",\"source\":\"Hoy Digital\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T15:10:22.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Hoy Digital\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi stated that he began writing his farewell message on July 21, two days after the World Cup final, but felt more convinced to retire after the death of his father.\",\"source\":\"Hoy Digital\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T15:10:22.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Hoy Digital\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi stated that he feels he has nothing left to give and that new, great players are coming behind him.\",\"source\":\"Hoy Digital\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T15:10:22.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Hoy Digital\"]},{\"statement\":\"The announcement signifies the end of Messi's international career with the national squad.\",\"source\":\"El Universo\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-08-31T15:16:57.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Universo\"]}]", "kind": "news" }, "receipt_verify": "Ed25519 over the dot-joined string `slice_hash.cursor_from.cursor_to.view.view_version.row_count`; public_key and sig are base64url of the raw 32-byte key / 64-byte signature", "receipt": null, "receipt_note": "this revision predates receipt-keeping (before v0.37.0); the filed row lives in the record", "generation_chain": { "wire": { "stream": "fountain_news", "story_id": "09ee34f305c08e46be0ac42acc9a5d04", "thread_id": "2776f31f1ada11351c28b9d1c2f086ee", "thread_label": "Albiceleste", "novelty": "UPDATE", "content_hash": "1d1aedf1614c668d50085b07459d24f0e59f3dfa04474c32bbb762b22cfae87c", "last_published_at": "2026-09-01T15:00:00.000Z", "read_receipt": { "slice_hash": "4682233dc254d60fa37a29f68bba17f9b81597339ec5c283b0a57a39b9326009", "cursor_from": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDFUMTQ6Mzk6MTcuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiMjI2MTVkNjE5NDkwODViYTJkNTFhYzEwOWVmODU4MTMiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9", "cursor_to": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDFUMTU6MTk6MTAuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiMzcwYjBiNzIyMmVlN2QzNTgxYTY5ODMzOWNiY2E0YjEiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9", "view": "v_fountain_news", "view_version": "1", "row_count": 100, "window_days": 3, "bytes_scanned": 0, "credits": 8, "price_per_100_rows": 8, "sig": "rwEduG7RpsDiJjz0hAi1PQ_xgReEjOB_steMjWSiE8Ov-Vnx-nnU0M2xh8AKEfC2DFzLFZAeWhhYTEVkTR-ZDQ", "public_key": "bMUigy8O0jOnBxQ4Sc-5lwhIZ8LQVAhxMbR7qESVuUE", "signer_path": "lakehouse/data-extract/v1", "alg": "Ed25519", "signed": true } }, "written_at": "2026-09-02T22:00:58.986Z" }, "cited_facts": [ { "statement": "Lionel Messi announced on 2026-08-31 via Instagram that he is retiring from international soccer, ending a 20-year career with Argentina's national team.", "source": "WJXT News4JAX", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T15:23:56.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "WJXT News4JAX" ] }, { "statement": "Messi played his final match for Argentina on July 19, 2026, in New Jersey during the World Cup final.", "source": "El Universal", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T18:23:35.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "El Universal" ] }, { "statement": "Messi played 207 matches and scored 125 goals for the Argentine national team over a 21-year career.", "source": "elpais.com", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T18:44:49.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "elpais.com" ] }, { "statement": "Messi said he wrote his retirement letter on 2026-06-21, two days after the World Cup final, but delayed publishing it because his father Jorge Messi was dealing with health issues that led to his death on 2026-08-08 in Rosario.", "source": "WJXT News4JAX", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T15:23:56.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "WJXT News4JAX" ] }, { "statement": "Lionel Messi scored 125 goals for Argentina, making him the country's all-time leading scorer.", "source": "FRANCE 24", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-09-01T08:23:12.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "FRANCE 24" ] }, { "statement": "Messi stated that he will continue playing football for his current club, Inter Miami, after leaving the national team.", "source": "El Heraldo de México", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T12:18:04.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "El Heraldo de México" ] }, { "statement": "Messi wrote that he made the decision after the 2026 World Cup final, where Argentina lost to Spain and failed to win a second trophy.", "source": "El Heraldo de México", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T12:18:04.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "El Heraldo de México" ] }, { "statement": "Messi described the decision to retire from the Argentina jersey as painful, saying it hurt his soul but he understood it was the right moment.", "source": "Hoy Digital", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T15:10:22.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "Hoy Digital" ] }, { "statement": "Messi stated that he began writing his farewell message on July 21, two days after the World Cup final, but felt more convinced to retire after the death of his father.", "source": "Hoy Digital", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T15:10:22.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "Hoy Digital" ] }, { "statement": "Messi stated that he feels he has nothing left to give and that new, great players are coming behind him.", "source": "Hoy Digital", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T15:10:22.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "Hoy Digital" ] }, { "statement": "The announcement signifies the end of Messi's international career with the national squad.", "source": "El Universo", "instrument": "News", "claim_key": null, "published_at": "2026-08-31T15:16:57.000Z", "publisher_count": 1, "sources": [ "El Universo" ] } ], "note": "A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true." }