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Govt assures residents of quality infrastructure in communities • Runsewe Hails Gov Eno’s Golf initiative on Youth Devt • KADUNA’S PROACTIVE MEASURES AGAINST FLOODS • THE DEBATE ABOUT DEATH PENALTY • FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles Drop Four Places After Crash in Guinea-Bissau • At London Stock Exchange, Zotmann Showcases Africa’s Mineral Wealth and Investment Potential • Over 100,000 Eye Renewed Hope Cities Initiative • Final Curtain for a Legend as Lagos Stood Still for Olu Jacobs, the Titan Who Built Nollywood • Galatasaray Want Osimhen for UCL Action Next Tuesday • How Seven-Up Bottling Company Rescued Sari-Iganmu PHC, Delivered Lifeline to Thousands • Eguavoen Allays Fears Over Absence of Key Players as Falcons Battle Comoros on Friday • THE ELECTION PREDICTION THAT OFFENDED SOME • Arteta Seals New Arsenal Contract Until 2030 • Pages, Muncy help Dodgers secure return trip to NLCS • Offseason questions for eliminated teams: What's next for Braves after NLDS defeat • VFD Group Appoints Ijeoma Emezie-Ezigbo as Deputy Managing Director • African firms urged to prioritise workplace safety • Akwa Ibom targets 1,048 housing units, urban development • No. 2 Georgia to be without key RB Bowens against No. 6 Alabama • Breen apologizes after LeBron disputes story he called out Embiid • Govt assures residents of quality infrastructure in communities • Runsewe Hails Gov Eno’s Golf initiative on Youth Devt • KADUNA’S PROACTIVE MEASURES AGAINST FLOODS • THE DEBATE ABOUT DEATH PENALTY • FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles Drop Four Places After Crash in Guinea-Bissau • At London Stock Exchange, Zotmann Showcases Africa’s Mineral Wealth and Investment Potential • Over 100,000 Eye Renewed Hope Cities Initiative • Final Curtain for a Legend as Lagos Stood Still for Olu Jacobs, the Titan Who Built Nollywood • Galatasaray Want Osimhen for UCL Action Next Tuesday • How Seven-Up Bottling Company Rescued Sari-Iganmu PHC, Delivered Lifeline to Thousands • Eguavoen Allays Fears Over Absence of Key Players as Falcons Battle Comoros on Friday • THE ELECTION PREDICTION THAT OFFENDED SOME • Arteta Seals New Arsenal Contract Until 2030 • Pages, Muncy help Dodgers secure return trip to NLCS • Offseason questions for eliminated teams: What's next for Braves after NLDS defeat • VFD Group Appoints Ijeoma Emezie-Ezigbo as Deputy Managing Director • African firms urged to prioritise workplace safety • Akwa Ibom targets 1,048 housing units, urban development • No. 2 Georgia to be without key RB Bowens against No. 6 Alabama • Breen apologizes after LeBron disputes story he called out Embiid

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Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi farewell match live – updates and analysis from Argentina v Benin

The Guardian Football 1 day 1 mins read

Farewell match kicks off at 7pm ET
Messi has completed football
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I could populate the entirety of this pre-match coverage with milestones and statistics from Messi’s illustrious career – his international career alone is a statistician’s dream, especially in the past two World Cup cycles, which saw him solidify his status as an immortal.

Our own Ryan Benson unpacks the statistical absurdity of it all, arguing that Messi has at this point “completed football.” It’s hard to disagree:

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