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Everything Right With Soccer, In Three Minutes Of Incredible Non-Dives

Technically, Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi dove a few times, in a literal sense, as he was hip-checked, tripped up and otherwise impeded by lesser talents. Problem is, Messi missed several opportunities to flail about to pad his stat sheet. He is the Best Soccer Player On Earth.


Everything Wrong With Soccer, In One Incredible Dive
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