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Messi wins World Cup, strengthening his case as football's GOAT

After finally winning the World Cup, Lionel Messi made his strongest case yet to be considered soccer’s greatest player of all time.

France 24

Soccer World Debates Whether Lionel Messi Is Greatest of All Time

The Argentine star finally captured an elusive World Cup victory to add yet another accolade to his historic résumé.

Sports Illustrated

An emotional Lionel Messi was relieved after finally winning World Cup in legendary last game

The GOAT gets the fairy tale ending.

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6 reasons the World Cup Argentina – France final was one of the greatest championship games ever

WHAT. A. GAME.

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Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties

Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer as Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbappé scoring the first hat trick in a final in 56 years

The Independent UK

Behind Argentina’s FIFA World Cup magic, an army of witches

Magalí Martínez knew something was off: The seemingly invincible star Lionel Messi was scuffling on the soccer pitch. To her, it looked like he was afflicted with a supernatural curse that has roots in different cultures across history, the “evil eye.”

The Times of India

From street soccer in Iran to futsal glory, Eisa Azizi is turning heads around the world

Eisa Azizi only became a futsal goalie five years ago. But in that short time his talent has turned heads from Tasmania to Barcelona.

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Argentina vs. France: How to watch and stream what could be an epic World Cup final

In soccer, as in the rest of the life, it can be bad to openly want something too much.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Australian Soccer Match Ends After Violent Fan Demonstration

An ugly scene broke out at the Melbourne Derby on Saturday.

Sports Illustrated

A hat trick of essential reads to accompany the World Cup final

Soccer fans are just 90 minutes of action away from knowing who will lift the World Cup and be crowned the beautiful game’s global champs. Well, given the refereeing during the tournament in Qatar, it is likely to be 90 minutes plus a few more. Even then, an extra 30…

The Conversation

A Melb Soccer Game Had To Be Abandoned After A Goalie Was Injured And Fans Swarmed The Pitch

A camera operator was reportedly hit with a flare.

Pedestrian.tv

Melbourne soccer match abandoned after goalkeeper attacked

An A-League soccer match between rivals Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory has been abandoned after fans invaded the field and attacked City goalkeeper Tom Glover

The Independent UK

Michelle Kaufman: World Cup final Sunday is so much more than just a game for South Florida Argentines

MIAMI — It is hard to fathom just how much Sunday’s World Cup final means to Argentine soccer fans, but you get a pretty good idea after five minutes on the phone with Patricio Colazo, a 41-year-old handyman who runs a small construction company in Pembroke Pines.

Miami Herald

World Cup TV schedule: How to watch Argentina vs. France in final

DOHA, Qatar — The first (and possibly last) December World Cup ends this weekend with two soccer powers meeting in the final.

Los Angeles Times

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Econometer: By 2026, could US viewership of the World Cup exceed the Super Bowl?

The World Cup seems to have shaken off some of the controversy over working conditions in Qatar and human rights as viewership is up, especially in the United States.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia is out of the NWSL’s latest expansion round

PHILADELPHIA — If you’re hoping for a Philadelphia expansion team in the National Women’s Soccer League, you’re going to have to wait a while longer.

Irish Mirror

Vera Pauw gives her reaction to report into misconduct in the NWSL

Ireland manager Vera Pauw was named in a report into allegations of misconduct in the National Women's Soccer League.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Siniša Mihajlović, Soccer Player and Coach, Dies at 53

Siniša Mihajlović, a former standout soccer player in his native Serbia and then Italy who became a popular coach in Serie A, has died after a long battle with leukemia.

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Sports Illustrated

Migrant Workers ‘Fulfilled the Beauty of Qatar.’ In Return: Debt and Death.

Before Messi and Mbappe and the lavish hotel shaped like crossed swords, there were waves and waves of mistreated laborers. As the World Cup is settled, remember their story.

Zenger

Why Hamstring Injuries Among Elite Soccer Players Have Doubled

Hamstring injury proportions—in number of injuries and total absence days—doubled during the 21-year period of study.

The Independent UK

‘He’s one of us’: Lionel Messi’s hometown in Argentina yearns for World Cup victory

For those who have followed Messi’s career from the very beginning, a win on Sunday would mean the culmination of lifelong dream

Asharq Al-Awsat

Messi's Hometown in Argentina Yearns for World Cup Victory

Fernanda Quiroga still remembers how Lionel Messi played soccer in what were then dirt roads around their working class neighborhood in Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city. “(Messi) was always kicking something, a ball, a bottle cap,” said Quiroga, who at 35 is the same age as the captain of Argentina’s national…

The Independent UK

Messi's hometown in Argentina yearns for World Cup victory

Excitement for Sunday’s World Cup final in Argentina is rising fast and anxiety is running particularly high in Messi’s hometown as many are hoping he will finally win the one major trophy missing from his illustrious career

The Guardian - US

Did the US women’s soccer team win their ‘equal pay’ case? It’s complicated

While other federations put their prize money back into developing the next generation, US Soccer’s prize money is paying the current players and their lawyers

The Independent UK

Macron returns to Qatar for love of sport, despite criticism

French President Emmanuel Macron is about to jet off to Qatar for the second time in a week, despite broad concerns about the emirate’s human rights and environmental record

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