“THEY SAID HE WAS TOO OLD. THEN MESSI HUMILIATED EVERYONE WHO DOUBTED HIM.” After missing a penalty and looking vulnerable for the first time all night, Lionel Messi responded in the most devastating way possible — by rewriting World Cup history. Two goals, another masterclass, and a record that had stood for years now belongs to him. At 39, while critics predicted a reduced role, Messi once again became the center of everything Argentina did. And as the world watched history unfold, Enzo Fernandez delivered a reminder of why Chelsea may still regret how they used him.
Lionel Messi was at the focus and thrust of Argentina as he wrote himself into World Cup record books in their 2-0 win over Austria – as…