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Lionel Messi rules out playing at 2026 World Cup after captaining Argentina to 2022 glory

Lionel Messi has ruled out the prospect of playing at the 2026 World Cup after captaining Argentina to glory in Qatar.

Evening Standard

Emi Martinez taunts Kylian Mbappe in Argentina dressing room after consoling him on pitch

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez consoled Kylian Mbappe after France's crushing World Cup final defeat - but the Aston Villa ace was caught mocking the PSG superstar during his post-match celebrations

Irish Mirror

‘I want to continue’: Lionel Messi not ready to call time on Argentina career yet

Boss Lionel Scaloni has vowed to save a place for his superstar skipper

The Independent UK

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Messi Gets His Iconic World Cup Ending After a GOAT Final

After an epic title match, Messi was carried around on shoulders, hoisting the trophy in the air as players and fans sang together in a storybook closing to a month in Qatar.

Sports Illustrated

Lionel Messi wants to keep playing for Argentina after World Cup win

Lionel Messi said he wanted ‘to enjoy a couple more matches being world champion’ rather than retiring from international football immediately

The Guardian - UK

Argentina World Cup winning manager once made team-mates furious for mistake against Liverpool

Lionel Scaloni has led Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar, but he was on the losing side when he faced Liverpool in a 2006 final.

Liverpool Echo

Argentina hold out hope of Lionel Messi playing at 2026 World Cup - aged 39: ‘We need to save him a spot’

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni refused to rule out the prospect of Lionel Messi leading their defence of the World Cup in the 2026 after he inspired them to a third title in Qatar.

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Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni ‘saving a spot’ for Lionel Messi in next World Cup squad

The South Americans are celebrating their third world crown after the most dramatic of finals

The Independent UK

Argentina boss hints at World Cup U-turn as Lionel Messi addresses retirement plans

Argentina hero Messi, 35, scored twice and lifted the trophy which had eluded him in his remarkable career after one of the best games of all time

Daily Mirror

Lionel Messi has one last big career challenge and Liverpool are one of the few teams that can stop him

Lionel Messi finally secured World Cup as Argentina defeated France in Sunday's final

Liverpool Echo

Lionel Messi has finally won the FIFA World Cup, and can claim to be the greatest male footballer of all time

Football almost never delivers perfect narratives, so when it happens it's all the more impactful, writes Dan Colasimone.

ABC News

Lionel Scaloni proud of Argentina for suffering in ‘perfect game’

The Albiceleste survived a scarcely-believable final with France to win a third World Cup

The Independent UK

Lionel Messi joins immortals Diego Maradona and Pele as Argentina beat France in World Cup Final for the ages

History made, destiny fulfilled, immortality secured - and what a game in which to do it.

Evening Standard

How it happened: Argentina and France put on World Cup final classic

The South American side went in at half-time with a 2-0 advantage.

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The Independent UK

Argentina vs France: How the chaos of the greatest ever World Cup final unfolded

Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 on pens): Lionel Messi finishes with his World Cup, in a story written by so many more

Manchester Evening News

Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez and Man City ace Julian Alvarez win the World Cup

A thrilling clash in Lusail was settled on penalties as Argentina beat France

Daily Mirror

Argentina forced into last-minute line-up change as World Cup final preparations rocked

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni was reportedly set to hand Marcos Acuna the start for the World Cup final vs France but an injury issue means a late change was filed before kick-off

Manchester Evening News

'Vamos!' - Man City fans react to Julian Alvarez starting for Argentina in the World Cup final

Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez has been named in Argentina's starting line-up for the World Cup final against France.

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Daily Mirror

Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni's cup final pain after too-good-to-turn down West Ham move

Lionel Scaloni is one game away from footballing immortality as Argentina manager, but his last final as a player came in different circumstances during a brief spell at West Ham

Al Jazeera

How Argentina fans brought a bit of Buenos Aires to ‘Barwargento’

Barahat Al Janoub was renamed ‘Barwargento’ by Argentinian supporters who have brought a touch of their home to Qatar.

The Guardian - UK

France’s survivors daring for greatest heist yet against Messi and Argentina

Didier Deschamps’ pragmatists will be set on stifling Lionel Messi’s magic as they aim to complete a hat-trick of World Cups for France

The Guardian - UK

Lionel Messi is not becoming Diego Maradona – he is becoming himself

The totem of Sunday’s finalists is revealing his true self rather than becoming a mirror image of the great who led his nation to World Cup glory in 1986

Sports Illustrated

The Deciding Factors Surrounding France, Argentina’s World Cup Final

The Messi-Mbappé focus is deserved, but Sunday’s title bout is about—and will be decided by—so much more.

Manchester Evening News

Two pundits' verdicts on Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez could soon look even more foolish

Man United defender Lisandro Martinez could feature for Argentina in the World Cup final against France.

The Guardian - UK

Argentina’s stand-in Lionel Scaloni has got the country singing again

It was a job nobody wanted but the adaptable Scaloni has bonded with Lionel Messi and led his team to a World Cup final

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