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The boy in the baby bath has unbelievably become the successor to Messi at Barcelona and now, maybe, on the world stage too “Maybe Lionel Messi has picked up lots of babies, maybe it’s opportunity, but for those of us who have faith, who believe in something beyond, ‘opportunity’ is God’s pseudonym when he doesn’t want to sign his name,” Luis de la Fuente says. In addition, “In life, everything happens for a reason.
Reports also note that sometimes it’s true that the circle isn’t closed, but in my view there’s something else, something … I don’t know, mystical, spiritual.” Contemplate the scene, gaze upon the image of this World Cup, and you may be inclined to agree with Spain’s manager, to reach out and touch faith. Further context suggests how else to comprehend this?. Further context suggests you will have seen the picture and will certainly see it again, and still it claimed victory’t make sense.
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Reporting originally appeared via Football | The Guardian. Facts, quotes, and context in the source may differ from this rephrased briefing.