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Disbelief in Argentina as Messi to leave Barcelona

August 5, 2021 FC Barcelona fans are seen outside the Camp Nou after FC Barcelona announced Lionel Messi will leave the club REUTERS

For the second time in a month football dominated both the front and back pages of newspapers in Argentina as a shocked nation dissected the news that Lionel Messi was leaving Barcelona.

A month after the Rosario-born superstar led the national team to their first major title in 28 years, Messi was again the centre of attention as the club announced he would end his 18-year relationship with them and not sign a new playing contract.

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