Episode description

Introducing a new podcast by NPR and Futuro Studios: The Last Cup, a podcast about soccer and the immigrant experience

As Lionel Messi rose up the ranks of the Barça football club in Spain, he dreamed of winning a World Cup for his home country. But playing with Argentina's national team has proven to be this soccer superman's kryptonite.

What can Messi's story tell us about the cost of leaving home, and the struggle to return?

The Last Cup is a dual-language limited series. All episodes are in both English and Spanish. Subscribe here.