lionel messi tonight, and asking if it will be his last world cup game. he is on the pitch right now. the 35 year old has played every minute for his country so far and will again start at the ahmed bin ali stadium. the i,000th appearance of his career. if australia can do it, many will be sad lionel messi has not lifted the world cup trophy. earlier, i asked argentinian football writer marcela mora y araujo how much the country relies on lionel messi. well, i think it s a kind of $1 million question. how much the team relies on messi, i would say, is close to 100%. psychologically, almost, as much as anything else. so if, touch wood, anything were to happen and messi couldn t play, it would be kind
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Argentinian football star Lionel Messi has drawn flak after he was officially unveiled as a brand ambassador for the Saudi Tourism Authority, despite warnings by rights groups against getting involved with the country known for its abhorrent human rights record.