Lionel Messi’s Argentina career turned football into a sacred mystery | Marcela Mora y Araujo

By Marcela Mora y AraujoWednesday 7 October · 20:02

Jorge Messi wanted his country to fall in love with his son. That ambition was fulfilled during a brilliant international career that ended this week “What Argentina is doing in this World Cup is of a sacred order,” Brazilian writer Milly Lacombe posted at the height of the tide of anti-Argentinian sentiment during this year’s tournament. She was exploring the contradiction she felt around her support of Lionel Messi: “a player who is a God and a man who shakes Trump’s hand”. Lacombe highlighted

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