After Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina after extra time, Lamine Yamal sought out Lionel Messi, who was sitting on the ground taking it all in after a heartbreaking World Cup final loss. It was Messi’s second World Cup final defeat of his career, after Argentina lost the 2014 final 1-0 to Germany thanks to an extra-time winner from Mario Götze. This time, the loss came against Yamal and Spain. Yamal, who is being touted as the next star to take over, came over to Messi after the game, and many saw the moment as a symbolic passing of the torch from Messi to Yamal, with both players graduating...
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