Lionel Messi
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MLB
The Ohtani Game: A Mount Rushmore Performance in the Pantheon of Sports
It’s a phrase often thrown around in the heat of the moment, a prisoner to hyperbole: “the greatest game ever played.” But after Shohei Ohtani’s performance to clinch the National League Championship Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the sports world is collectively asking: Was that it? Was that the…
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Soccer
Unstoppable Cristiano Ronaldo, heroic Haaland, and magical Messi – International Break Round-up
A funny thing happens during international breaks. Club football pauses, and the world’s most famous strikers start treating national service like a side quest made on “Legendary” difficulty. Then they score anyway. This window was a proper sampler platter: the ageless Cristiano Ronaldo chasing another line in his personal Guinness…
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Soccer
Another Night, Another Record: Messi Becomes All-Time International Assist King
Just when you think Lionel Messi has broken every record imaginable, he finds another. Tonight, the 38-year-old maestro etched his name into history once again, delivering his 60th assist for Argentina in their 6-0 win over Puerto Rico to become the all-time leader in men’s international football, surpassing Neymar‘s previous…
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Soccer
Is Kendrick Lamar football’s biggest secret superfan?
File this under delightful crossovers. In the middle of a globe-straddling tour, Kendrick Lamar popped up at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile, taking in Argentina’s round of 16 tie against Nigeria earlier this month. A Pulitzer winner quietly watching a youth international under the Andes sky is lovely…
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Soccer
Should La Liga be heading to Miami this year?
Somewhere between a winter sun break and a boardroom experiment sits La Liga’s latest plan, a real league match in Miami on December 20. Villarreal against Barcelona, Hard Rock Stadium, a proper three-point fixture with the table breathing down its neck. This is not a friendly, not a summer tour,…
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Soccer
Nine Months and Counting: The Road to FIFA World Cup 2026
With exactly nine months to go until the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet, the excitement for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is reaching a fever pitch. Set to be hosted across 16 cities in three North American nations – Canada, Mexico, and the United States – this edition promises…
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