Lionel Messi's farewell to Argentina in early October, months after losing the 2026 World Cup final, has revived claims that he is football's undisputed greatest. Ronaldo's goal records and the World Cup legacies of Pele and Maradona keep the counter-case alive.
At the Oct 15 FIFA Council meeting, Gianni Infantino apologised for how the withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise plan was handled. Senior council members from England and Germany said they still received no documents or satisfactory answers.
