Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here.
Happy Monday, everyone, and welcome to the final week of this year’s World Cup.
The first of the two semifinals will get underway tomorrow when Spain takes on France but, until then, we have plenty of other topics to discuss.
In this edition of the newsletter, we’ll take you pitchside with one of the many photographers documenting this summer’s matches and discuss how one superstar’s life has changed during this record-breaking World Cup.
But first, ask yourself this: Is it possible to have too much of a good thing when it comes to soccer’s biggest tournament?
