With the two greatest players of their generation playing in what may be their final World Cup campaigns, Brian revisits their best moments in the tournament. We'll also talk about the most riveting athlete rivalries in sports. How did Messi and Ronaldo come to be as inextricably linked as Bird and Magic, Ali and Frazier, and Federer and Nadal? And does it really matter whether they ever win a World Cup?
Host: Brian Phillips
Producers: Devon Renaldo, Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins and Vikram Patel
Sound Design and Original Music: Devon Renaldo
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Match footage from FIFA
Also available in Spanish and Portuguese
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19 | Pelé (1958)
18 | Carlos Alberto (1970)
17 | Michael Owen (1998)
15 | Landon Donovan (2010)
14 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst (2010)
13 | Lucien Laurent (1930)
12 | Johan Cruyff (1974)
11 | Esteban Cambiasso (2006) and James Rodríguez (2014)
10 | Andres Escobar (1994)
9 | Joe Gaetjens (1950)
8 | Zinedine Zidane (2006)
7 | Geoff Hurst (1966)
6 | Marco Tardelli (1982)
5 | Roger Milla (1990)
4 | Dennis Bergkamp (1998)
3 | Kylian Mbappé (2018)
2 | Ronaldo (2002)
1 | Diego Maradona (1986)
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