{
  "story_id": "ac111e30c1964110e04fc9f6d9390638",
  "desk": "drm3",
  "revision": 1,
  "published_at": "2026-09-03T02:18:23.000Z",
  "content_hash": "a9e86d3ead7a8352334e0fab330e4129fa6b4d5b2afc9324d72062c979e979ed",
  "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": "Argentina's AFA to Honor Messi with Nationwide Stadium Pauses After Retirement",
    "dek": "Argentina's football federation will pause matches at the 10-minute mark to honor Lionel Messi following his national team retirement.",
    "prose": "Lionel Messi, 39, announced his retirement from the Argentine national team on October 31, 2026, via a handwritten letter stating he had nothing left to give. [^1]\n\nThe Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided to honor Lionel Messi with a special tribute in stadiums across the country following his retirement announcement from the national team. [^2]\n\nThe Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced that it will honor Lionel Messi with one minute of applause in all stadiums in Argentina where official competitions are held this weekend. [^3]\n\nAll official matches in men's and women's categories, including football 11, futsal, and beach soccer, will be interrupted at the 10-minute mark of the first half. [^4]\n\nMessi played over 200 matches for Argentina, scoring 125 goals and providing 68 assists between 2005 and the 2026 World Cup final. [^5]\n\nMessi played over 200 matches for the Argentine national team, scoring 125 goals and recording 68 assists between 2005 and the 2026 World Cup final. [^6]\n\nThe tribute will take place during the next date of all categories of all disciplines (Men's and Women's First Team, Futsal, and Beach Soccer), stopping the match at the tenth minute of the first half. [^7]",
    "cited": "[{\"statement\":\"Lionel Messi, 39, announced his retirement from the Argentine national team on October 31, 2026, via a handwritten letter stating he had nothing left to give.\",\"source\":\"Diario Expreso\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-02T23:04:34.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Diario Expreso\"]},{\"statement\":\"The Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided to honor Lionel Messi with a special tribute in stadiums across the country following his retirement announcement from the national team.\",\"source\":\"Diario Expreso\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-02T23:04:34.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Diario Expreso\"]},{\"statement\":\"The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced that it will honor Lionel Messi with one minute of applause in all stadiums in Argentina where official competitions are held this weekend.\",\"source\":\"El Universal\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T02:18:23.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Universal\"]},{\"statement\":\"All official matches in men's and women's categories, including football 11, futsal, and beach soccer, will be interrupted at the 10-minute mark of the first half.\",\"source\":\"Diario Expreso\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-02T23:04:34.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Diario Expreso\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi played over 200 matches for Argentina, scoring 125 goals and providing 68 assists between 2005 and the 2026 World Cup final.\",\"source\":\"Diario Expreso\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-02T23:04:34.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Diario Expreso\"]},{\"statement\":\"Messi played over 200 matches for the Argentine national team, scoring 125 goals and recording 68 assists between 2005 and the 2026 World Cup final.\",\"source\":\"El Universal\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T02:18:23.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Universal\"]},{\"statement\":\"The tribute will take place during the next date of all categories of all disciplines (Men's and Women's First Team, Futsal, and Beach Soccer), stopping the match at the tenth minute of the first half.\",\"source\":\"El Universal\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T02:18:23.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Universal\"]}]",
    "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": "5d7c2f5c6c0aa130a9c8f31d2520abed",
      "thread_id": "051f083bc421bb73e2aea3f336d82b59",
      "thread_label": "AFA",
      "novelty": "UPDATE",
      "content_hash": "75101cc97805d7f440017a4eec9c9af70aa19c1639fb4be626e970360c89430b",
      "last_published_at": "2026-09-03T02:18:23.000Z",
      "read_receipt": {
        "slice_hash": "85da8bf8dbdb985d831757997629c12273022effbecfd0e126c2f368f00b2970",
        "cursor_from": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDNUMDI6MDI6NDIuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiYmYyN2Y5MGFmNDQ3MmI4ZDE3NTEwZDZiYzFmOWVkYjEiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "cursor_to": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDNUMDI6NTE6MTkuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiNTU5MGI3OGYwMzBhYmRlMWI5NDMwMGU1ZjU0NGNmMmYiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "view": "v_fountain_news",
        "view_version": "1",
        "row_count": 100,
        "window_days": 3,
        "bytes_scanned": 12568115,
        "credits": 8,
        "price_per_100_rows": 8,
        "sig": "UkKAzvXxcHY8DtvNX9cQQ5sA4E17GIFVNTCBlsLEJksHFwaf8SE4_neOS1mWBQpuJn0dtVwPOsXLXvhR2ckpDA",
        "public_key": "bMUigy8O0jOnBxQ4Sc-5lwhIZ8LQVAhxMbR7qESVuUE",
        "signer_path": "lakehouse/data-extract/v1",
        "alg": "Ed25519",
        "signed": true
      }
    },
    "written_at": "2026-09-03T06:45:57.560Z"
  },
  "cited_facts": [
    {
      "statement": "Lionel Messi, 39, announced his retirement from the Argentine national team on October 31, 2026, via a handwritten letter stating he had nothing left to give.",
      "source": "Diario Expreso",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-02T23:04:34.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Diario Expreso"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided to honor Lionel Messi with a special tribute in stadiums across the country following his retirement announcement from the national team.",
      "source": "Diario Expreso",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-02T23:04:34.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Diario Expreso"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced that it will honor Lionel Messi with one minute of applause in all stadiums in Argentina where official competitions are held this weekend.",
      "source": "El Universal",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T02:18:23.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "El Universal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "All official matches in men's and women's categories, including football 11, futsal, and beach soccer, will be interrupted at the 10-minute mark of the first half.",
      "source": "Diario Expreso",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-02T23:04:34.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Diario Expreso"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Messi played over 200 matches for Argentina, scoring 125 goals and providing 68 assists between 2005 and the 2026 World Cup final.",
      "source": "Diario Expreso",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-02T23:04:34.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Diario Expreso"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Messi played over 200 matches for the Argentine national team, scoring 125 goals and recording 68 assists between 2005 and the 2026 World Cup final.",
      "source": "El Universal",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T02:18:23.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "El Universal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The tribute will take place during the next date of all categories of all disciplines (Men's and Women's First Team, Futsal, and Beach Soccer), stopping the match at the tenth minute of the first half.",
      "source": "El Universal",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T02:18:23.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "El Universal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "note": "A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true."
}