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June 22nd marks the 40th anniversary of football history and two extraordinary champions. With his brace against Austria, Lionel Messi reached 18 goals in the World Cup finals and became the all-time leading scorer. He did so, surpassing the record held by Germany's Klose, who reached 16. On the eve of his 39th birthday, Messi honors himself and Diego Armando Maradona, who on the same day in 1986 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City scored what has gone down in history as the goal of the century against England, after outwitting the goalkeeper and…
