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How Superstar Lionel Messi Returned to Argentina

Lionel Messi left Argentina and became a soccer superstar playing in Spain. But when he came back home to play for the Argentina National Team, he had a tough time. NPR reporter and The Last Cup podcast host Jasmine Garsd talks about Messi’s return to his home club and the bigger story immigration, identity, belonging, and the meaning of coming home after time away. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Beyond the Game: Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest

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  The Last Baldwin House (Classic)

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  The Complicated History of Natchez, Mississippi

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  Beyond the Game: San Francisco’s Sutro Baths

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  Carhenge (Classic)

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  Beyond the Game: In Philadelphia, Ben Franklin’s Musical Invention

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  Museum of Clean (Classic)

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  Beyond the Game: The Mapparium Globe in Boston

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  The Animal Worlds We Rarely See

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  Beyond the Game: Vancouver’s Dude Chilling Park

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  Weekend Road Trip: The Jokes Phone

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  The Rainmaker (Classic)

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  AO Mailbag: Five Friends, Three Nights, One Bathroom

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  Beyond the Game: Guadalajara’s Telmex Building

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  The Kindred Spirit Mailbox