Argentina champion: the impact of the international press
And while the fans eagerly await the return of the champions, newspapers across Europe are talking: The New York Times described the match as “a wild final” in the eyes of the world: “After a wild endingArgentina won the World Cup trophy for the first time since 1986, a crowning achievement for Lionel Messi”.
In Italy, the Corriere d’dello Sportthe most important newspaper in that country, made a comparison between Messi and Maradona, who marked an era in Naples at the same time that he was champion in 1986: “Messi’s Argentina is world champion. Leo lifts the Cup like Maradona. The first half was completely marked by the Albiceleste with the 1-0 draw by the Argentine captain from a penalty and a double from Di María.
“Mbappé broke loose in the second half and scored twice, taking Les Bleus to extra time. In the 30 minutes of extra time, La Pulga and Kylian (hat-trick) scored again. On penalties he also scored the decisive goal de Montiel and Dybala, who entered to take the penalty”, he added.
“In God’s hands”headlined the newspaper the sun, in the United Kingdom, in memory of Maradona’s handball goal that would be immortalized forever. “Best World Final in history… since 1966”.
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The Sun newspaper
In Spain, the sports newspaper Mark Title “Messi Albicelestial”with a photo of the rosarino crack, while AS says “In the sky”with Messi lifting the Cup while being carried on a litter by Sergio “Kun” Agüero, a former soccer player for the Argentine national team.
The Catalan press could not be missing either, which saw the birth of the Argentine 10 since its debut in 2004. The newspaper Sport highlighted the world championship won by Argentina with an emotional title: “D10s exist”.
Source: Ambito
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