Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo? The debate was always absurd

The Argentina captain has produced a remarkable spell of form at the World Cup ahead of his 39th birthday and, as Miguel Delaney outlines, provided nuance to previous discussions over the greatest player of all time

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the…