Strange are the ways of the world of soccer. Mbappe of France scores four goals in the final match of the football World Cup 2022; he is awarded the Golden Boot for being the highest goal scorer of the tournament and moves into oblivion. Messi of Argentina scores only three goals in the final match, gets the Golden Ball, his team wins the tournament and he is acclaimed as the latest Super Star of Football.
However, it is Ronaldo of Portugal who has the last laugh; his team does not make it even to the last four of the World Cup, but he moves to Saudi Arabia with a contract of 200 million Euros to become the highestever paid footballer in the history of the game. That is soccer for you! The 2022 World Cup was Lionel Andres Messi's appearance for a fifth consecutive World Cup, and being already on the wrong side of 35, in all probability, it was expected to be his last appearance in any World Cup. With so many trophies won
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