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Lionel Messi’s Argentina career turned football into a sacred mystery
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22-second readJorge 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”.
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Jorge Messi wanted his country to fall in love with his son.
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