England couldn’t beat Maradona; they can’t beat Messi either
Tears streaming down his eyes, tears of indescribable joy, his head drooped and he repeatedly punched the air like a judoka’s underarm knock. In twenty years of scaling greatness, he has felt the sport’s elusive nirvana, achieved saintliness and experienced every conceivable emotion, suffered heartbreaks and felt disillusioned, and won every trophy football could offer him.