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Scaloni Urges Fans Not to Pressure Messi Over 2026 World Cup
Argentina’s head coach, Lionel Scaloni, has urged fans not to pressure Lionel Messi about playing in the 2026 World Cup.
Argentina secured their spot in next year’s tournament after a 4-1 win over Brazil earlier this week, leaving many wondering if Messi, now 37, will aim for his sixth World Cup appearance.
“We’ll see what happens. There’s still plenty of time,” Scaloni said. “We need to take it one game at a time. Let’s not drive him crazy with this. He’ll decide when he’s ready.”
Messi missed Argentina’s last two matches against Uruguay and Brazil due to a low-grade adductor muscle injury. The Inter Miami star is currently focused on recovery.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up one spot in the latest FIFA men’s rankings, which were released on Thursday.
This is the first ranking of 2025, and Nigeria jumped from 44th to 43rd place. However, the team dropped to sixth in Africa, with Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, and Côte d’Ivoire leading the continent’s top five.
In the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers last month, the Super Eagles played two matches, winning 2-0 against Rwanda at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, but drawing 1-1 with Zimbabwe at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.
Meanwhile, Argentina remains at the top of the global rankings, followed by Spain, France, England, and Brazil in the top five.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s journey in the CONCACAF Champions Cup has come to an end after Los Angeles FC knocked them out.
Miami, who had been unbeaten this season, suffered their first loss in the quarter-final first leg, falling 1-0 to LAFC. Nathan Ordaz secured the win for his team with a decisive goal in the 57th minute.
With this result, LAFC heads into the second leg in Florida with a narrow advantage.
Inter Miami had been in top form, going nine games without a loss across all competitions. However, their night in Los Angeles ended in frustration, with Messi missing a late free kick in stoppage time, sending his shot over the bar.
LAFC held firm to claim a well-earned victory, leaving Miami with an uphill battle to turn things around.
Chelsea suffers a major blow to the team just before their Premier League match with Tottenham on Thursday. It was reported that player Romeo Lavia recently sustained an injury.
Chelsea Manager Enzo Maresca informs the public of the player’s recently sustained injury. He then confirms Lavia’s absence in the Spurs happening this Thursday at Stanford Bridge.
In a brief interview with the press, the Chelsea manager shared the update and information concerning Lavia. “He was doing better in terms of progress but unfortunately, one or two days ago he had a small problem, so we will see in the next hours.”
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