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Lionel Messi, 2014 World Cup: The world's best player has figured out how to win matches by moving less than everyone else.
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New York Magazine on Instagram: This month's arrival of Lionel Messi to Miami is already something entirely new for American soccer. Sports in this country have shifted, the world's biggest superstar and
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First Q4 World Cup Will Be an Early Christmas Gift for Broadcasters
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World Cup Viewer's Guide: Messi tries to avoid elimination
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Positive Thing for This Country” – Lionel Messi's MLS Impact Hailed by USMNT Captain Christian Pulisic After Mocking A-Listers for Gracing Inter Miami's Hollywood Showdown - EssentiallySports
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Why Messi is now better positioned to claim victory at the Qatar football spectacle
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Is this last World Cup for Lionel Messi? Argentina star makes exit from biggest stage after winning in Qatar
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Why Lionel Messi hates playing for Argentina in World Cup
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The World's Game Can Be Your Game Too
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The 2022 World Cup in Qatar begins, warts and all – WABE