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Image of Lionel Messi Staring at World Cup Named Sports Photo the Year
Sean FayFeb 12, 2015
Lionel Messi and Argentina came so close to winning the World Cup last summer before losing to Germany in the final.ย
Bao Tailiang of China's Chengdu Economic Daily perfectly captured the "so near and yet so far" emotion in the above image, which World Press Photo named the best sports photograph of 2014.ย
The photo was titled "The Final Game."
Al Bello of Getty Images came in second for his shot of Odell Beckham's iconic catch for the New York Giants against the Dallas Cowboys.ย
Aย disturbing imageย by Mark Metcalfe of cricketer Phillip Hughes being treated on the pitch moments after being hit by a ball was third.
Hughes died two days after the photo was taken.ย
