Veterans such as Messi and Modric are much in evidence at the finals, but an obsession with celebrity may undermine Portugal Veterans such as Messi and Modric are much in evidence at the finals, but an obsession with celebrity may undermine Portugal I t turns out that 2022 wasn’t Lionel Messi’s last dance after all. He will turn 39 during the World Cup, but despite concerns over the “muscular overload” that led to him limping out of Inter Miami’s 6-4 win over Philadelphia Union on Sunday, he