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Lionel Messi farewell match live – updates and analysis from Argentina v Benin
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Farewell match kicks off at 7pm ETMessi has completed footballEmail Pablo your analysis, jokes and moreI could populate the entirety of this pre-match coverage with milestones and statistics from Messi’s illustrious career – his international career alone is a statistician’s dream, especially in the past two World Cup cycles, which saw him solidify his status as an immortal.Our own Ryan Benson unpacks the statistical absurdity of it all, arguing that Messi has at this point “completed football.” It’s hard to disagree: Continue reading...
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