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This former U.S. soccer player built a $20 billion-a-year company. Now, he says resilience matters more than talent—and points to Lionel Messi as proof

Jim Kavanaugh never became a global soccer icon like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo . Unlike Messi and Ronaldo, one of whom still graces our screens on the World Cup stage, Kavanaugh’s playing days ended decades ago.

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Jim Kavanaugh never became a global soccer icon like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo . Unlike Messi and Ronaldo, one of whom still graces our screens on the World Cup stage, Kavanaugh’s playing days ended decades ago. But the former U.S. national team player does one distinction with the two soccer superstars: They’re all billionaires.

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