Lionel Messi trying to shrug off attention from Venezuela's Junior Moreno.
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Messi injured on return to international duty

    Diego Maradona, seen here arriving at the Alfonso Lastras stadium of Mexican second-division side Dorados last month, may need further checks after he was found with internal bleeding in the stomach.
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    Maradona out of hospital after internal bleeding scare

    Will Lionel Messi pull on the Argentina jersey again?
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    Final chance gone for Messi?

    France's Kylian Mbappe consoling Argentina's Lionel Messi after the match.
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    Mbappe shrugs off Pele comparisons

    The France team celebrate after Kylian Mbappe scored their fourth goal.
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    Mbappe upstages Messi as France go through to last 8

    Lionel Messi celebrating with Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli after the team scored their second goal against Nigeria in their final group match.
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    I was informing, not consulting Messi: Sampaoli

    Artists rushing a mural of Lionel Messi next to a mural of Cristiano Ronaldo in Kazan, where Argentina have just arrived for their last-16 match against France.
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    Messi gets mural next to Ronaldo's

    Marcos Rojo carrying Lionel Messi as they celebrate the former's winner.
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    Argentina live on, thanks to Rojo's late goal

    Lionel Messi goes down under the challenge of Croatia's Ivan Strinic.
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    Argentina's hopes hang by a thread after 3-0 loss to Croatia

    Lionel Messi cuts a dejected figure.
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    Argentina's celebrations put on Ice

    Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli believes Lionel Messi (above) will stay on with the national team after the World Cup.
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    Argentina upbeat ahead of Iceland opener