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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Andrew Gastelum With Argentina and Portugal both qualifying for the World Cup, two legends will get another crack at the sport’s biggest prize—perhaps, and most likely, for the last time. One of the shared experiences that binds fans from across all sports is the sobering realization they must face when it comes to their age and that of their favorite players. Often occurring at the same time, new stars of the game may look like mere children while the same demigods who drew you to the sport in the first place fade. Essentially, the experience of bearing witness to superstar athletes become…