20 years after the first dance.โ
a sixth FIFA World Cup.โ
ready for El รltimo Tango. ๐ฉต๐โ
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introducing the Leo Messi รltimo Tango collection, available now ๐ https://t.co/resWn0IW4v
As part of our buildup to the 2026 World Cup, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, @TheAthleticFC's definitive book on the 100 greatest players of all time, courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers.
The 10 players we are featuring are the highest-ranked World Cup winners of our 100.
Today, in our final extract, we look at a player who lifted footballโs most coveted trophy late in his career โ but it was worth the wait.
@OliverKay on Lionel Messi: https://t.co/oZ2n4StQhn
As part of our buildup to the 2026 World Cup, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, @TheAthleticFC's definitive book on the 100 greatest players of all time, courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers.
The 10 players we are featuring are the highest-ranked World Cup winners of our 100.
Today, in our final extract, we look at a player who lifted footballโs most coveted trophy late in his career โ but it was worth the wait.
@OliverKay on Lionel Messi: https://t.co/oZ2n4StQhn
Congratulations, Lionel Messi, on receiving the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports ๐
A well-deserved recognition of an extraordinary career, defined by your legendary legacy at Barรงa and a journey filled with success with our Club.
๐จ๐| ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐: Dani Olmo will receive a CONTRACT IMPROVEMENT this summer as part of an agreement signed when he joined Barcelona in 2024. The club want to reward Olmo for the financial sacrifices he made to complete the move, including accepting a lower salary and helping the club comply with financial fair play requirements at that time. [@martinezferran] #fcblive
Ref tells Saka to hurry up and take the corner with stoppage time up. Saka does his usual slow-walk to run down the clock. The ref calmly waits, and the absolute second Saka gets into position? He blows for half-time.
Absolute cinema. Masterclass game management for a final.
Arsenal got so used to getting away with murder from Premier League refs that when someone actually enforces the rules, they think theyโre being robbed.
Credit where itโs due tho, they played some demonic football to get here. But if PL refs weren't so intimidated by Artetaโs touchline tantrums and fooled by their theatrics, Arsenal wouldnโt be parading a PGMOL trophy today.
Justice served in Europe! ๐ซถ๐ผ