Lionel Messi Comes Back for Another Run at an Elusive Trophy for Argentina
(WorldNews Argentina)

Every now and again, even within the constant slew of excellence, Lionel Messi does something that takes the breath away. It´s easy to be blinded by his brilliance, to be lulled by his consistency into thinking this is somehow normal when it absolutely is not, but his third goal against Real Betis at the weekend was one that even by his standards stood out, floated gently over the goalkeeper. It completed his 51st career hat trick, but that is less significant than what followed, the Betis fans passing from silent awe to polite applause to rapturously singing his name. He is a privilege to watch. Messi has made numbers almost meaningless. Scoring 602 goals in 706 games for Barcelona is...