Tears streaming, Lionel Messi departs as a legend despite World Cup final defeat
- Lionel Messi had so desperately hoped his World Cup would end differently.
- Tears running down his cheeks, a silver medal around his neck, his teammates in various states of depression, strewn around him like the detritus of some cataclysmic event as Spain roared amid garish golden confetti and an explosion of colour and joy.
- Arguably the greatest player to ever grace a pitch was distraught.
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- Lionel Messi had so desperately hoped his World Cup would end differently.
- Tears running down his cheeks, a silver medal around his neck, his teammates in various states of depression, strewn around him like the detritus of some cataclysmic event as Spain roared amid garish golden confetti and an explosion of colour and joy.
- Arguably the greatest player to ever grace a pitch was distraught.
Sources: ABC Australia