Messi
-
Sports
It’s the World Cup Souvenir Everyone Wants. Getting One Is the Hard Part.
A game-worn Lionel Messi jersey is the most coveted collectible in Qatar. Good luck getting hold of the one (or two) he wears in the World Cup final.
-
Sports
The Maestro Conducts, and the Band Plays the Hits
LUSAIL, Qatar — His arms aloft, Lionel Messi stood before those who had come to adore him. In that second, he had the massed ranks of Argentina’s fans inside the Lusail Stadium under his spell. They did not bounce and writhe in celebration. Instead ...
-
Newyork
Lionel Messi Is the Right Man for Argentina’s Post-Macho Moment
Argentina’s passionate football fans create the players they want to see. They adore, they chide, they analyze. And few have been on the receiving end of Argentine scrutiny like Lionel Messi, the improbably slight forward who has dominated the sport ...
-
Sports
By Scoring First, Messi Sets the Tone for Argentina
AL RAYYAN, Qatar — For all of his accomplishments, and there are many, there was one thing Lionel Messi had never done at the World Cup: score a goal in an elimination game. Now that he has done so — his first-half shot helped carry Argentina to a 2 ...
-
Sports
Lionel Messi saved Argentina’s World Cup, and a soccer nation has hope again.
LUSAIL, Qatar — As he wrapped Enzo Fernández tightly in his arms, Lionel Messi could not help it. His Argentina teammates were screaming, full ...