Messi returns from Argentina farewell as Inter Miami face DC United

What BBN said about it

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHere is the one-sentence version. Lionel Messi said goodbye to Argentina, and now he is back at work for Inter Miami.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBack at work. After a farewell.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAl Jazeera reports he played his final game with Argentina, then returned to lead Miami against DC United.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFinal. I felt that in my tea.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a farewell to the national team, Dale. Not to soccer.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo he grieves on Tuesday and clocks in on Saturday.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is how clubs work. National duty ends. The league schedule does not care.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrutal.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHow did we get here? Messi has played for Argentina for years, and the report calls this his farewell game.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYears. And no one called a doctor.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNobody needs a doctor. A player can leave a national team and keep playing for his club.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWho does this affect, then?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorArgentina fans, who lose him on the national stage. Miami fans, who still have him in Major League Soccer.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd DC United.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThey get to face him. Whether that is an honor or a threat is a matter of opinion.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's a threat. I've seen films.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSome see an emotional goodbye. Others see a star who simply moves on to the next fixture. Both are fair.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI see a man leaving one family for another. With better parking.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorUnserious, as always. What to watch: how he looks tonight after the farewell, and whether Miami can win.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDoes Argentina send a card?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne sentence again. He said goodbye to his country and went back to his club. The card is the league's problem.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorStill the end of an era. I'm keeping that.