Messi, Teammates Nearly Knocked Off Bus During Celebration

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By Zach Koons Argentina’s celebrations nearly took a disastrous turn in the streets of Buenos Aires. A celebratory moment for Lionel Messi and the Argentina men’s national team nearly turned disastrous upon the group’s return home on Tuesday. While riding atop a bus through the streets of Buenos Aires to begin the nation-wide celebration of their dramatic victory over France in the World Cup final, Messi and a handful of teammates narrowly dodged a low-hanging street wire. Messi, along with Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Ángel Di María and Nicolás Otamendi, didn’t see the cable approaching …

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