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Two tributes to Lionel Messi reflected Argentina’s devotion to its captain during the 2026 World Cup: a monumental statue in Patagonia and a collective mural near Buenos Aires. Around 20 people worked for a year and a half on the structure of the statue, which stands 85 feet high....

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