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Yamal and Messi chase greatness on the same day

Yamal and Messi chase greatness on the same day

Courtesy of @MRogersFOX SPORTS. Yamal and Messi chase greatness on the same day

BERLIN Neither of them seem to run with the ball, they both glide with it. They don’t kick the thing, they manipulate it, bend it to their will, with exact pace and weight. So accurate that they might as well have picked it up and put it on the spot they intended.

Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal. Just two superstars preparing for a major final on Sunday. Separated by 5,000 miles and 20 years. Connected by their respective excellence. By the potential of this being a passing the baton moment. Additionally, and by their roots at a soccer talent factory beyond anything the world has ever seen.

The day after his 17th birthday, Yamal’s first international trophy may come in Berlin, when Spain meets England in the final of Euro 2024. Three weeks after he turned 37, what may be Messi’s final national team accolade could arrive in Miami, where Argentina takes on Colombia in the final of the Copa América.

Accordingly, Yamal and Messi chase greatness on the same day, the threads linking both careers, the all-time GOAT-contending, eight-time Ballon d’Or-winning, universal approval-gaining Messi masterpiece, and the fledgling one being touted as maybe, just maybe, good enough to be one day mentioned in the same breath as it, come from a hallowed soccer spot. Also read…

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