The Last Cup: The Kid's Dream
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The Dream of Leonel Messi
The legend of Leonel Messi starts in the early 90s on this field, where toddlers who haven't even been walking for that long are running and scoring goals under a mural. In Argentina, this dream is so common, it even has its own name. It's Zwanyo del Pive, which roughly translates into the kid's dream. Most of these kids out here dream of becoming soccer gods, and a lot of their parents dream about it too.
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