The world in thrall to the World Cup's all-time top scorer | OneFootball

Lionel Messi led Argentina’s 3-0 thrashing of Algeria this Tuesday, matched Miroslav Klose as the all-time top scorer in World Cup history with 16 goals and, unsurprisingly, his image flooded news sites around the world.

After a match that ended in the early hours of the morning in Europe, the continent’s main media outlets filled their websites with the star’s image and agreed in describing his goalscoring power at age 39 as “historic”:

That was the case with As -“Historic Messi!”-, Marca -“Messi, hat-trick… and football history”-, Mundo Deportivo –“Messi lights up Argentina and makes history”-, La Gazzetta dello Sport –“Messi makes history! Hat-trick in Argentina-Algeria and he draws level with Klose in the World Cup scorers’ standings”.

Also in Spain, Sport focused on rivalries with more current stars: “Messi responds to Mbappé and Haaland with a hat-trick as Argentina rout Algeria”.

L’Equipe, dazzled by Kylian Mbappé’s performance in France-Senegal, also praised the Rosario-born star with the headline “One, two, three… long live Leo Messi!”. Ge, O Globo’s sports website, led with “Messi, Messi, Messi”. In Mexico, Récord

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