Celebrating the win and his team in a moment of pure, undiluted emotion, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, Messi wrote, “CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!!!! So many...
In a tweet on their Twitter page, Barcelona shared a photo of Messi kissing the World Cup trophy while cradling his Golden Boots award.
Pele also hailed French striker Kylian Mbappe who scored a hat-trick in the final which had ended 3-3 after extra-time before coolly slotting in a penalty...
During the final game, Argentina took the lead toward the end of the first half and held onto that lead throughout, only to lose control of...
Messi can become the third Argentine player to win the Golden Boot at the World Cup after Guillermo Stabile in 1930 and Mario Kempes in 1978.
Ahead of the big match, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has said that the World Cup final with France is ‘much more thanMessi against Kylian Mbappe’.
It may be all dark now, but it will soon be light; it may be all trial now, but it will soon be all happiness. What...
“Sometimes as Argentinians, it could look like of course we say [Messi is the greatest of all time] because we are Argentinians,” Scaloni said afterwards. “And...
A Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina thumped 2018 runners-up Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday to set up a World Cup final against either France or Morocco. Messi scored his...
Following Argentina’s victory over Australia, fellow former England defender Rio Ferdinand said: “The best individual performance from a player at this World Cup. It was almost...