MATT BELL SAYS THE FACT RONALDO AND MESSI COULDN’T STAMP THEIR AUTHORITY ON THE WORLD CUP SUGGESTS A SHIFT IN THE GAME…

OPINION
THE World Cup saw plenty of changes to the norm: England winning at penalties, Russia making it out of their group, Germany not making it out of their group.
And it also probably marked the end of an era – Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi had for years pulled their sides through thick and thin, but now seem set to pass the baton on to a new generation led by France’s Kylian Mbappe, 19.
They’re not ...