Football owed hat-trick hero Messi the World Cup – Sampaoli

Jorge Sampaoli said Lionel Messi did not owe the World Cup to Argentina, football owed it to the five-time Ballon d’Or winner after he led the South American giants to Russia 2018. Messi was Argentina’s saviour on Tuesday, his stunning hat-trick securing a 3-1 victory over Ecuador and World Cup qualification, after Sampaoli’s men had […]