Lionel Messi: one step from football immortality
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 16 December 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Adam Leventhal is joined by Oli Kay and Argentinian journalist Martin Mazur to discuss Lionel Messi as he looks to crown his career with a World Cup winners' medal on Sunday.
Having taken Argentina to the final in 2014 as his country's talisman, now at 35, in his last World Cup Sunday offers his final chance for World Cup glory.
The panel analyse his tournament so far as well as his role within the Argentine side, plus Jay DeMerit, Adrian Mariappa and Leon Balogun share their experiences of playing against Messi while former PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino tells The Athletic what it's like to coach Messi.
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| 0:35.1 | The Athletic. |
| 0:41.3 | The biggest sporting fixture on the planet is edging ever closer. |
| 0:44.1 | Yesterday we focused on France and Kiliin Mbapé. |
| 0:47.8 | Today we give our full and undivided attention to Argentina and, let's be brutally honest, the main man. |
| 0:50.8 | Lionel Messi, who has been the standout performer of this World Cup |
| 0:54.0 | and is one step closer to perhaps cementing his place as the greatest man. Leonel Messi, who has been the standout performer of this World Cup and is one step closer to perhaps cementing his place as the greatest player of all time. |
| 0:59.9 | I'm Adam Leventhal. |
| 1:00.9 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 1:07.8 | G. Maria. |
| 1:23.6 | Lionel Messi. Messies hang on! Di Maria Learnell Messi's hit oh that's what they came for the magic man one more Messi moment |
| 1:30.3 | and Argentina are alive. |
| 1:34.3 | McAllister, Messi! |
| 1:37.3 | Neernal Messi Reaches out for more him! Lionel Messi |
| 1:46.0 | Reaches out for more history |
| 1:49.0 | as Argentina reach out for the World Cup semi-finals |
| 1:54.0 | He has a dream to fulfill |
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