07-06-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com

From dazzling winger to veteran who barely runs - the evolution of Messi

[BBC]If Argentina are to become the first nation to successfully defend their World Cup crown since 1962 - and just the third ever - you can almost guarantee Lionel Messi will be at the centre of it.The 38-year-old is preparing for his sixth World Cup - which will be a joint record with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa - but it will be a very different Messi from the one who made his debut for Barcelona back in 2003.Most players decline. The elite ones find ways to adapt
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