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Lionel Messi arrived at the two thousand twenty six World Cup and immediately reminded everyone why the conversation starts and ends with him. A hat trick against Algeria in Argentina's opening group match, and now the defending champions turn their attention to Austria today in Group J. If you're not watching, you're missing history in real time.
Shifting to a story that lit up social media this weekend, French broadcaster L'Équipe is in damage control after presenter France Pierron criticized Belgium winger Jeremy Doku for wanting to leave the World Cup to be present at the birth of his first child. The network publicly distanced itself from her remarks, and honestly, the backlash was swift and deserved. Some moments are bigger than football.
And over in Philadelphia, the Phillies made it back-to-back wins over the Mets, taking the series game six to two behind a Bryce Harper solo shot in the fifth inning. Citizens Bank Park was loud, Harper was locked in, and the Mets are quietly watching their division hopes get a little murkier every time these two clubs share a field.
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