Category - Lionel Messi

• Messi defies age and critics in quest for Cup repeat
• ‘The last of Messi’: Argentines mourn loss and end of an era
• ‘Heart and soul’ Messi missing Golden Ball ‘an insult’
• The final act that tarnished Leo’s legacy
• When Messi met Yamal: The master and apprentice story behind the World Cup final
• WORLD CUP ALL-TIME LEADING SCORERS
• Will it be Spanish highs... or another fine Mess tonight? GODS v MONSTERS
• ROAD TO THE FINAL
• Spain’s Rodri claims Golden Ball
• Scaloni has doubts over future as he hails ‘unbelievab­le’ Lionel
• They sang, stomped, danced and spent cash
• ARGENTINE ANTICS PUT GAME TO SHAME
• END OF AN ERA?
• ‘We defeated Los Ingleses’: Argentina fans search for consolatio­n as Messi misses out on perfect ending
• Why is Argentina so hated?
• Spanish ecstasy as extra time goal sinks Argentine World Cup dreams
• Messi set ‘blueprint’ for greatness – NBA star
• Will it be déjá vu or illustriou­s win for Messi-led Argentina?
• From the Knicks to Azteca and back – our own odyssey
• Football fanatics buzzing for final
• HAVE A BALL, EVEN IF IT’S NOT GOLDEN
• Messi runs out of magic, passes crown
• Messi runs out of magic, passes crown
• WORLD CUP WINNERS, LOSERS, CONTROVERS­IES, BREAKOUT STARS
• World Cup inside
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• OLD WOUND
• Lionel Messi’s World Cup fairytale ends with pitiful Argentina as final villains
• Mbappé, La Roja combine to shut out Messi
• High-paying fans rowdy at final
• World Cup crown passes from Argentina to Spain
• Spain’s Rodri gets Golden Ball with World Cup title
• Final malaise, not magnificen­ce, for Messi
• Mbappé claims another Golden Boot
• Messi can conjure no more magic
• Messi runs out of magic as Argentina comes up short
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