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Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments in 2026

ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of Lionel Messi's performances for Inter Miami and Argentina.

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How Lionel Messi aims to ruin Mexican Independence Day

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The ad machine: how David Beckham conquered America

The former England midfielder is everywhere at this World Cup, having reached a popularity in the US other Britons have rarely achievedWatch US television for any length of time and the endless spume of adverts will eventually separate into three distinct types.The first are adverts for units of generic…

The GuardianEN3:00 AM ETRead at The Guardian

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‘Not that bad’: Argentina’s Scaloni calms Messi injury fears before World Cup defence

Messi suffered hamstring problem on SundayScaloni will ‘wait to see how it evolves’ with new testsThe Argentina head coach, Lionel Scaloni, has calmed fears over Lionel Messi’s fitness, suggesting his latest injury “is not that bad” with two weeks to go before the start of the World Cup. Messi was diagnosed with…

The GuardianEN6:20 AM ETRead at The Guardian