For Lionel Messi, stepping up to the precedent set by Argentine icon Diego Maradona proved to be one match that he's still aiming to win. Throughout his soccer career, Maradona's nickname was "El ...

DOHA, Qatar — The Lionel Messi-Diego Maradona debate has never been all that rational. It has reappeared ahead of Sunday’s 2022 World Cup final, with Messi one step away from clearing the ...

The parallels between the two all-time greats of Argentine soccer, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, are becoming ever more striking in Qatar. Just like the 1986 World Cup seemed to be a highlight ...

In other words, he became more like Argentine idol Diego Maradona off the field than anything he’s ever done with a ball. 65 - Lionel Messi has now been fouled 65 times in World Cup matches.

Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona’s shadow by leading Argentina to World Cup victory last year and a statue of the diminutive forward will stand alongside those of his predecessor and ...

Now, in what is set to be his final appearance on football's biggest stage, Messi has the chance to emulate his late idol Diego Maradona. Should Argentina beat France in Qatar on Sunday ...

Diego Maradona will forever be remembered as one of the greatest players to don a uniform for both club and country. Before Lionel Messi — and to some even after Messi finally decides to call it ...

Every kid of any talent in his generation was quickly anointed the new or next Maradona, and it crushed many of them. Messi also grew up with his myth. The first time his father Jorge took him to ...

Maradona was the iconic Argentine figure that Messi was always in the shadow of. His stellar playmaking ability and memorable goals are the stuff of legend. And Maradona had something Messi did not – ...

Now, in this age of social media and a non-stop news cycle, Messi's achievement will in years to come become more than legendary. Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. (AFP Photo) Lionel Messi and ...