Stunning Messi out of this world – Nigeria boss hails striker as being ‘from Jupiter’ as Argentina shine
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Stunning Messi out of this world - Nigeria boss hails striker as being 'from Jupiter' as Argentina shine
Lionel Messi did something here that we had not seen from him at this World Cup. Not the goals, or the casual, match-winning brilliance. That was old news. It came at the end of the first half, just after he had scored from a free-kick, as he was being mobbed by happy team-mates, as the Argentinian fans were chanting his name over and over.
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