LUSAIL, Qatar — Lionel Messi began his ride off into soccer’s golden sunset with teammates streaming across the field. He’d just scored the goal that Hollywood had scripted, in the 108th ...

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé have arguably been the two best players at Qatar 2022 and the two will come head-to-head in the World Cup final on Sunday.

And you can only feel for Mbappe, the first man since 1966 to score a hat-trick in the final, who ends the tournament with the Golden Boot and nothing else, yet… it felt appropriate that Messi ...

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe will forever be linked due to their unforgettable matchup in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, in which Messi scored two goals and Mbappe scored a hat-trick.

Messi on Mbappe’s performance. The 2022 World Cup final was billed as a generational showdown—Lionel Messi representing the old guard, and Kylian Mbappe leading the new era of global stars. With ...