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View from Argentina: No Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona comparisons, we are just so proud to have two legends

For years, there was a debate in Argentina about who was better: Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi. Now, we have stopped comparing them. They are the two greatest players in football history and it makes us proud to have those two big names as part of our country.

Evening Standard

Alexis Mac Allister in argument with father in Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona debate

Brighton and Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is ready to play in the World Cup final against France on Sunday with childhood stories of Maradona running through his head

Daily Mirror

Lionel Messi’s day of destiny is a rare shot at World Cup final redemption

Few get a second attempt at the greatest game in football but Messi has earned the chance to complete his story when Argentina face France in Sunday’s World Cup final

The Independent UK

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World Cup 2022 final: France out to ruin Lionel Messi’s last dance for Argentina

When the celebrations in front of their supporters were finally over, Lionel Messi embraced each and every member of Argentina’s backroom staff as he made his way off the pitch after Tuesday’s semi-final win over Croatia.

Evening Standard

World Cup’s tears and tantrums vindicate the four-year cycle

The bubbling emotions of Qatar 2022 show the value of the World Cup’s rarity and shut down Fifa’s money-spinning idea to hold a tournament every two years

The Independent UK

Messi carries the weight of Argentina into World Cup final

As Lionel Messi approaches his second and likely last World Cup final the stakes could hardly be higher

The Independent UK

Correcting Past Golden Ball Mistakes at the World Cup

The tournament’s top player award hasn’t always gone to the most-deserving.

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France vow to crush Lionel Messi dreams of World Cup glory: ‘We will do everything possible to stop him’

Lionel Messi has been warned France will do “everything humanly possible” to stop him emulating Diego Maradona and realising his World Cup dream.

Evening Standard

World Cup 2022 briefing: and then there were two

Sunday’s final between Argentina and France throws together two of the world’s best players: Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé

The Guardian - UK

Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona or Pele? Fierce GOAT debate resumes ahead of World Cup final

Argentina reached the 2022 World Cup final to give Lionel Messi one last chance of winning the competition, as his battle with Brazil legend Pele to be the greatest of all time hots up

Daily Mirror

World Cup 2022: How the other Lionel inspired Messi and Argentina to set a date with destiny

Lionel Messi stands on the brink of history, or perhaps destiny, one step away from the fulfilment of a dream.

Evening Standard

Messi Evokes Maradona Comparisons on Road to World Cup Final

The blue-and-white wall of Argentina fans launched into another rendition of their World Cup anthem as fulltime approached at Lusail Stadium. “Maradona,” they sang, “is cheering Lionel on” from heaven. The parallels between the two all-time greats of Argentine soccer, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, are becoming ever more striking…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Cup 2022: Morocco and Argentina channel the spirit of 1986

Morocco have already outdone their 1986 World Cup heroics, but can Messi’s Argentina emulate Maradona’s team and win it?

Al Jazeera

The Lyrics, Story Behind Argentina’s World Cup Song ‘Muchachos’

Argentina and its fans have had plenty to sing about in Qatar, and ‘Muchachos’ has become their rallying cry.

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The GOAT and the Kids Have Argentina on Brink of World Cup Title

Argentina has longed for the perfect formula to win a World Cup with Lionel Messi. With its current group—and with Messi’s current form—La Albiceleste may just have it.

Daily Mirror

Argentina fans celebrate at Diego Maradona's house to soak up Lionel Messi's heroics

Lionel Messi was at his brilliant best on Tuesday as he scored and provided an assist in Argentina's 3-0 victory against Croatia in the World Cup semi-final in Qatar

The Independent UK

How Argentina’s other 10 helped their No 10 into the World Cup final

That Lionel Messi’s 16-year quest to win the World Cup reaches the end game owes plenty to those who have joined him on the journey

The Guardian - UK

Inspired Lionel Messi takes Argentina past Croatia and into World Cup final

Lionel Messi scored a penalty and set up two for Julián Álvarez as Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach the World Cup final

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Al Jazeera

The Indian waiter with an ‘encyclopaedic’ knowledge of football

In a bustling Doha restaurant, Abbas Koori shares his love of the sport and command of football trivia with customers.

Al Jazeera

The boisterous crowd pushing Argentina towards World Cup glory

The Albiceleste fans have been among the most exuberant supporters seen at the World Cup.

The Guardian - UK

World Cup 2022 briefing: Modric, not Messi, could be the man to stop

The Croatia legend also plays on a different plane and will lead a masterful midfield in the semi-final against Argentina

The Guardian - UK

The Mac Allister family: friends with Maradona to a World Cup with Messi

Carlos Javier Mac Allister played with Diego Maradona for Argentina, now he’s watching his son link up with Lionel Messi

Sports Illustrated

Present Tens: The Immeasurable Impact of Modric, Messi

Two of the World Cup’s high-wire acts are led by their all-time great maestros, whose importance has been further underscored in runs to the semifinals in Qatar.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Messi, Modric Carry Argentina, Croatia into World Cup Semis

Tears are flowing from football's biggest superstars as they make emotional exits from what might be their last World Cup. First it was Neymar. Then it was Cristiano Ronaldo. Could Lionel Messi be next? Momentum is building behind Messi's push to cap his career with the biggest prize in the…

The Times of India

Maradona is watching us from heaven, says Messi after taking Argentina to FIFA World Cup semis

Argentina are through to the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar and while the country celebrates in hope of winning another World Cup, skipper Lionel Messi believes the legendary Diego Maradona is "pushing us" and "watching us from heaven" as the South Americans beat Netherlands on penalties…

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