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Messi’s genius was proved long ago and yet the Argentina icon’s place in history with Pele and Diego Maradona will be defined by a World Cup final only partly in his control

Former Liverpool and Nottingham Forest star Stan Collymore explains why Argentina glory against France won't change his opinion in football's great debate

The former Man Utd man has insisted Lionel Messi doesn't need to win the World Cup to be considered the 'greatest'.

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…

It is now or never for Lionel Messi. The Argentina superstar’s once-in-a-generation career will be defined — for many — by whether he leads his country to the World Cup title on Sunday. Can he finally, at the age of 35, win football’s biggest prize to secure his place alongside…

A World Cup that has defied all expectations reaches its climax on Sunday when Lionel Messi could join Diego Maradona in Argentine immortality by taking the south Americans to the title or France could become the first nation to retain it since 1962. Both scenarios would be an appropriate final…

Lyrics make reference to Maradona, Messi, World Cup heartbreaks, Copa American triumph, and hopes of a third World Cup.

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.

Hugo Lloris is aiming to captain France to back-to-back World Cup titles, something no other skipper has managed - with Diego Maradona and Dunga both losing the second final