CGTN Sports Talk: Let the battle begin for the football throne

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Either Lionel Messi or Kylian Mbappe will be recognized by many as the “king of football” after the FIFA World Cup final at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Sunday night.

Messi, a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, ranks alongside Diego Maradona as the best in Argentine national team history and just won his first major international championship last year at the Copa America, but he needs a World Cup title to complete his career.

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