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From World Champion to ‘Doctor’: Messi Receives UBA’s Highest Honor

Lionel Messi has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires, the institution’s highest honorary distinction, recognising his extraordinary football career and the values he represented while playing for Argentina. The award was presented on October 6 at the Argentine Football Association’s training complex in Ezeiza, shortly before his farewell appearance for the national team.

Oct 7

One Last Dance: Messi Prepares to Say Goodbye to Argentina After a 21-Year Journey

Lionel Messi has been called up by Argentina for a farewell appearance against Benin at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on October 6, giving the 39-year-old one final opportunity to wear the national shirt after announcing his international retirement last month. The match will close a remarkable 21-year senior journey that took Messi from painful final defeats and a brief retirement to becoming Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain and one of the defining figures in the country’s football history.

Sep 16