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Lionel Messi: Behind the story
Be it for defenders or reporters, Lionel Messi is soccer's most elusive talent
Updated: May 27, 2009, 3:07 PM ET
By
Chad Nielsen | ESPN The Magazine
First things first: If you haven't seen Lionel Messi's most famous goal, watch it now. You don't have to follow soccer to get a rush when the smallest guy on the pitch turns a routine possession pass into a 60-meter goal, slicing past six defenders. Few athletes in any sport dominate others with this kind of elegance.
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