Lionel Messi was unable to give us the fitting finale as his Argentina side were beaten by Germany in the World Cup final, but Adam Bate argues the case for his greatness nevertheless.
As criticism grows, Adam Bate wonders whether we've just become numb to Lionel Messi's genius?
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