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Messi's legendary run for Argentinaalmost never happened after heartbreak

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.

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Australia — Michael Doyle