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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is reportedly planning to reintegrate the next Lionel Messi into the first-team squad in 2025.

Lionel Messi was not included in the FIFPRO World XI for 2024. He had been part of that selection every year for nearly two decades.

Six players from Champions League winners Real Madrid and four from Manchester City featured in this year’s FIFPRO World 11 announced on Monday by the global players’ association, with Lionel Messi missing for the first time in almost 20…

The 37-year-old Messi, who plays for MLS side Inter Miami, and the 39-year-old Ronaldo, who plays for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, were the only players not with European clubs voted onto a 26-man shortlist by FIFPRO last week.

Messi holds a record 17 appearances in the team, but misses out for the first time ever. Ronaldo has been selected 15 times but last appeared in 2021.

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The MLB star is set to join the New York Mets, agreeing a 15-year, $765million contract that is the biggest in the history of sports.

HOOFDDORP, Netherlands (AP) — No Lionel Messi and no Cristiano Ronaldo. The all-time soccer greats did not make the men’s…

Kylian Mbappé has been included in the 2024 Men's World XI along with five Premier League players, with Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah the notable exclusions.

Messi, whose first appearance in FIFPRO's World XI was in 2007, has been a regular fixture in the front line every year since but was not selected this time around.

For the first time, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo feature in the FIFPRO World XI. The 2024 team, voted on by over 28,000 players, reflects a changing football landscape, with Real Madrid dominating the lineup.

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Imagine being a soccer player, playing a key role in your team’s journey to a crucial final, only to get injured and miss the game. On the bright side, your team wins, but doing so without you as a star player makes it a bittersweet…

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has moved to reveal his appreciation for the talents of Barcelona legend Lionel Messi. Mbappé and Messi of course spent time lining out alongside one…

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Mbappe recently admitted that he was angry seeing Messi at the PSG training following Argentina’s FIFA World Cup triumph in 2022 over France.

Inter Miami's inclusion in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup was seen as controversial when it was announced, and David Beckham's club have now learned their fixture schedule for the tournament

This former Barcelona star once drew comparisons to La Blaugrana greats Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, and while his on-pitch antics lacked guile, his business ventures have not

Manchester City had been planning to send Claudio Echeverri out on loan when he finally joins from River Plate in January, but that plan has now been ripped up by Pep Guardiola