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MESSI FINISHED ON GLOBAL STAGE BUT HIS LAST DANCE ISN'T OVER YET

Plaudits from Pele for Argentina's little maestro

PELE led the tributes to Lionel Messi and said Diego Maradona was smiling down on him, after the Argentina star joined the World Cup immortals.

Lloris is backing Mbappe to lead a new generation of French talent

KYLIAN MBAPPE is ready to lead the next generation of French talent back to the top of world football, according to captain Hugo Lloris.

We all felt Diego's presence as Messi joined pantheon

THIS was our first World Cup since Diego Maradona died, but it felt like he was here. It’s hard to explain, but it was like he was taking care of us.

Magnificent Messi finally gets closure

After 15 years of unparalled excellence in his career, the Argentinian superstar wins the trophy that he craved more than any other

It was the privilege of my life to watch the Messi magic

IN the queue for the media entrance at the Lusail Iconic Stadium, a senior colleague and veteran of four previous World Cup finals had a word of advice: “They’re usually bad games.”

Putin 'in PR campaign for war' after defeats as more drones hit Ukraine

VLADIMIR PUTIN is participating in a PR campaign in Russia to counteract perception of military failures in Ukraine, experts said today, as more drone strikes rocked Kyiv.

Eyes wide open: Cruise's skydive to thank fans for Top Gun triumph

TOM CRUISE skydived from a helicopter to thank fans for the success of Top Gun: Maverick.

Musk polls followers on quitting as Twitter head... 57% say 'Go'

ELON MUSK has vowed to abide by the results of a poll asking Twitter users if he should quit as chief executive of the social media platform.

Argentina fans party as maestro Messi puts team on top of world

MILLIONS of Argentine fans celebrated through the night after Lionel Messi led the nation to victory in one of the greatest World Cup finals.

Trust in Tories to grow economy slumps, says poll

'Winter of discontent' sees Tories lose their poll lead on economic trust

£3.5 MILLION New milestone as Rausings make huge donation and Rita Ora backs our appeal

Stories of struggle moved us to support appeal, say Rausings

Deschamps bids to stop spread of flu-like virus in French camp

DIDIER DESCHAMPS has revealed France are taking precautions to stop a virus spreading through their squad before Sunday's World Cup Final against Argentina.

BATTLE OF THE SHOOTING STARS IS EXACTLY WHAT HOSTS WANTED

ARGENTINA versus France, Lionel Messi against Kylian Mbappe is the World Cup Final many wanted, and none more enthusiastically than host Qatar.

Benzema set for shock return to squad for Sunday’s showpiece

Old routine: Benzema in Real training last weekend after recovering from injury

'WE WON'T LET MESSI RUIN OUR QATAR DREAM'

FRANCE COACH AND GIROUD VOW TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP LITTLE WIZARD GOING OUT ON A HIGH

We want this to be just the start, insists Regragul

Morocco run was boost for African football

Aguerd to return early... but he's no shoo-in for Moyes

Pain game: Nayef Aguerd after picking up a thigh strain in the win over Spain

Arsenal finally make their move to sign 85m Mudryk

ARSENAL are in negotiations with Shakhtar Donetsk over a deal for winger Mykhaylo Mudryk.

Atletico outcasts on offer to add Blues firepower

CHELSEA have been offered the chance to sign Atletico Madrid duo Joao Felix and Matheus Cunha, as they weigh up whether to bring in a new forward in January.

Tax-free shopping is a simple gift for growth 700

LAST week, Jeremy Hunt unveiled the “Edinburgh Reforms”, with the aim of revolutionising the UK’s financial service sector, seizing the benefits of Brexit and promoting growth.

Serco acts fast to make up for loss of pandemic work

Covid contracts: fall-off led to 480m hit

OFFLOAD VIUSK SELLS 3.6BN MORE TESLA SHARES AS FORTUNE DIVES

ELON Musk has sold a huge tranche of Tesla shares for the fourth time this year as it emerged that the billionaire’s wealth has plummeted more than $100 billion since January.

Burlington Arcade trade bounces back above pre-Covid level as tourists return

THE owners of Burlington Arcade in Mayfair today said a return of tourism has helped push footfall at the 203- year-old mall above 2019 levels for the first time since the pandemic.

The frazzled English Woman rebooted

Noughties knitwear and A-line skirts from a Richard Curtis rom-com are having a moment, says Maddy Mussen

A Marvel-ous evening at the British Museum

There are some wacky exhibits in the British Museum but the arrival of the Hammer of Thor on Tuesday night raised eyebrows even from curators.

I’ve lost touch with reality after lunch on Necker with Sir Richard Branson

Tused to make a concerted effort to listen to each week’s trending hits on Spotify, but now my top artist is Mahler

We must prepare for Putin widening his cruel war

VLADIMIR Putin has cancelled his traditional marathon press conference for the first time in 10 years as he secretively plans the next moves in the war that he knows could end his 20-year rule.

[have asolution to the nurses’ strike that could make all the difference

If we're not honest about the cycle of decline in which the country is trapped, how will we ever break out of it?

‘Why was killer freed days before murder?’

Savage murder: law graduate Zara Aleena was sexually assaulted and killed in Ilford