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Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement

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Malak Saleh
Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement
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Professional football is seeing an increase in the average age of elite players, with many stars competing well into their late thirties and early forties. While young talent continues to emerge, veterans are extending their careers longer than in previous decades.

They were wrong.

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