menu_open Columnists
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Lionel Messi’s World Cup ended in defeat. His greatness continues

47 0
21.07.2026

Opinion National Interest PoV 50-Word Edit

ThePrint On Camera Videos In Pictures

Society & Culture Around Town Book Excerpts Vigyapanti The Dating Story

More Judiciary Education YourTurn Work With Us Campus Voice

Opinion National Interest PoV 50-Word Edit

ThePrint On Camera Videos In Pictures

Society & Culture Around Town Book Excerpts Vigyapanti The Dating Story

More Judiciary Education YourTurn Work With Us Campus Voice

Lionel Messi’s World Cup ended in defeat. His greatness continues

Lionel Messi departs North American shores with 21 goals and 12 assists across his glittering World Cup career, a total of 33 direct goal involvements, the most in history.

Why does sport ever so often demand narrative closure? It’s almost like the entire ecosystem around it is obsessed with the perfect final act, the immaculate bowing out, the fairytale sign-off. When Spain’s Ferran Torres struck in the 106th minute in extra time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, securing a well-deserved 1-0 victory for La Roja in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, the immediate impulse of the footballing world was to mourn a tragedy.

Son of Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro secures US

ASEAN’s top diplomats meet in shadow of US-Iran confli

New York army veteran in custody after fire set outside ICE

North Korea, Russia foreign ministers hold strategic talks i

US imposes new 50% tariffs on some Canadian products

Israel says pilot safe zones begin in southern Lebanon

Police clash with protesters in Bologna after man dies durin

Scores celebrate Spain’s ‘Kings of the WorldR

Expose may have been part of hybrid attack on Cyprus, invest

Air Force One’s Qatari jet needs security........

© ThePrint