{"id":1538723,"date":"2022-11-17T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1538723"},"modified":"2022-11-17T13:39:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:39:01","slug":"dont-let-goat-debates-winning-streaks-world-cup-records-distract-you-from-appreciating-lionel-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dont-let-goat-debates-winning-streaks-world-cup-records-distract-you-from-appreciating-lionel-messi\/","title":{"rendered":"Don't Let GOAT Debates, Winning Streaks, and World Cup Records Distract You From Appreciating Lionel Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Some things transcend boundaries and become near-universal truths. One of those is that sports fans love a good debate over historical greatness. In the world of soccer<\/a>, that argument tends to focus on Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi<\/a>. The two men can't not be juxtaposed against each other, especially when they're both playing at a World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 2022 edition of the tournament will only take that one step further. Both stars are (probably) playing in their final World Cup<\/a>, making this a legacy-shaping event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, through that lens, I have a request: Forget all the talk about GOATs, overall bodies of work, and everything else. And just watch Messi play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n