Ten years ago Messi missed a penalty at MetLife Stadium and lost his fourth final with Argentina. That same night he told reporters the national team was over for him. He was 29 and he meant it.
On Sunday he walks back into that exact stadium to play Spain in a World Cup final. He's 39. One more win and he has two.
In between he came back, won the Copa America, then won the whole thing in Qatar. The place where he hit bottom is where he might finish the job.
If things feel too tough right now, keep going. Even Messi thought he was done. He was wrong.
🏆🌎 Morocco, Spain and Portugal are set to host the 2030 World Cup.
Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay to play their first games at home to celebrate 100 years since the first edition.
It’s gonna be World Cup in three continents for the first time ever.
Russia's FSB has opened a criminal case against Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin after he vowed to retaliate against the country’s military leadership for what he described as strikes launched against his forces.
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The UN says up to 5.3 million people in Syria may be homeless after the earthquakes, while nearly 900,000 people are in urgent need of hot food in Turkey and Syria.
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This is the Bronx River the same year the EPA was founded, a place the city referred to as an "open sewer." This week, three dolphins were found eating fish in the river for the first time in decades. Yeah, environmental protection is actually a great thing.(Camilo Vergara, 1970)