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Lionel Messi is now the greatest goal scorer in World Cup history, full stop. The Argentine captain buried a brace against Austria, pushing his all-time tournament total past every player who ever laced up boots at this stage. The holders are through to the last thirty-two, and the record books have been rewritten.
Meanwhile, the race at the top just got more compelling. Kylian Mbappe is still within striking distance of Messi's freshly minted record, and every match from here is a potential landmark moment. The two greatest players of their generation are chasing the same mountain, and the two thousand twenty-six World Cup just became the most compelling goal-scoring duel in football history.
And switching gears to a moment that hit different in the hockey world — Keith Tkachuk is a Hall of Famer. The election came less than twenty-four hours after sons Brady and Matthew became teammates when Brady was dealt from Ottawa to Florida. A trade that united the brothers, and an induction that honored the father. For the Tkachuk family, Monday was one for the ages.
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