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Dec 18, 2022 · Lionel Messi and Argentina celebrate after defeating France to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup.#FOXSoccer #FIFAWorldCup #LionelMessi SUBSCRIBE to get the latest ...
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By five years into his professional career, it was obvious Messi was dancing alongside the gods — the Maradonas and the Pelés. But while those two in particular earned their legacies early with World Cup wins (relatively young for Maradona at 25, extremely young for Pelé at 17), then spent the rest of their careers defending their reputations, Mess...
There is a strong case that he didn't need to win the World Cup to be regarded as the greatest. International football is incredibly fickle. What if France had won the shootout instead? What if Pelé had been born in Estonia and never won a trophy with his national side? Would that make him any less of a player? Some of football's most legendary nam...
Ironically, it was the Argentinians themselves who took the longest to acknowledge Messi's greatness. Normally a young Argentinian talent would emerge onto the local football scene to much excitement, then star for a year or two with Boca Juniors or River Plate before the move to one of Europe's cashed-up leagues. In that time he would have built h...
Argentinians no longer questioned his commitment to the cause, now they surged behind him in his quest to deliver a first international trophy for the country in decades. Eventually that came, in the toughest of circumstances, as Argentina beat Brazil, in Brazil, in the 2021 Copa America final. With Lionel Scaloni as coach, the team had finally wor...
Whether Argentina had won the final or not, it was a fitting end to Messi's international career that he graced a World Cup with his very best football. And his very best football is unmatched, perhaps ever. Messi can and will be proclaimed the best of all time in the wake of this tournament, but that's not to say the debate will cease. There will ...
Dec 20, 2022 · World Cup 2022 news LIVE: Lionel Messi and Argentina return home after final triumph over France. Messi scored twice before Argentina beat France on penalties to end a 36-year wait for the trophy
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Dec 18, 2022 · Josh Lawless. Lionel Messi finally became a World Cup winner at the age of 35 and Peter Drury described the special moment in wonderful fashion. Argentina and France played out a breathtaking 3-3 ...
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Dec 18, 2022 · Dec 18, 2022. 1min 44second. Argentina striker Lionel Messi has the honour of lifting the 2022 FIFA World Cup™️ in Qatar after defeating France in an extraordinary final with a pulsating ...
Dec 18, 2022 · Lionel Messi and Argentina win astonishing Qatar 2022 World Cup final, the world reacts - 'Glorious, truly glorious'
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Dec 19, 2022 · Lionel MESSI Football. (2022 Getty Images) At 2-0 up with 10 minutes remaining of the World Cup Final, Lionel Messi and Argentina looked certain to go home with the trophy. But France’s Kylian Mbappe had other ideas, scoring two goals in quick succession to force extra time. Messi then scored his second of the game but his PSG teammate ...
