The Penalty He Missed, The Record He Took Anyway: Messi’s Historic Night In Dallas
STUNNED SILENCE, THEN A ROAR For about 90 seconds, Dallas Stadium experienced something close to collective heartbreak. Lionel Messi stepped up to a 9th minute penalty. The entire 70,649-strong crowd on its feet with phones raised, certain they were about to witness history. However, to their discouragement, Messi dragged his shot wide of the post….