The World Cup stage is set for perhaps one final match up between the two greatest soccer players of their generation — and to many, the two greatest of all time.
Messi has recently spoken like a man who finally accepts he cannot go on forever.
At this point, it’s impossible to judge what condition he might be in mentally or physically at the World Cup. Former England physiotherapist Dave Hancock, who went on to become director of training and performance for the New York Knicks and is now CEO of sports data management app Apollo, believes soccer players have followed the lead set by American athletes.
“They are slightly different players and different, what we call somatotypes, which is their body physique,” he said. “But clearly those guys playing at the highest level for so long have understood what they need to do to sustain it, whether that is working in the gym, watching what they eat, sleep.
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