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Despite an undisclosed muscle injury sidelining the 36-year-old Inter Miami forward from his last four Major League Soccer club games, Lionel Messi's position as the Albiceleste captain remains intact in Argentina's squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Messi underwent separate training from his teammates on Sunday. This comes after he was substituted late in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Ecuador in the inaugural South American zone qualifier on Thursday.

Although Messi had previously dismissed the idea of prolonging his international career until the next World Cup, he might be persuaded to reconsider.

Scheduled for September 27th, Miami is set to face Houston Dynamo in the final, aiming to secure its second trophy of the year.

In the third minute at Subaru Park, Venezuelan forward Josef Martinez handed the hosts an advantage as he received Sergii Kryvtsov's pass and calmly placed the ball past goalkeeper Andre Blake, as reported by Xinhua.

Messi found the back of the net just seven minutes into the match and followed up with a second strike in the 72nd minute.

Messi, adorned in the club's colors, not only graced the pitch but also left an indelible mark, securing a remarkable win against LIGA MX side Cruz Azul with a last-minute free-kick.

Wherever you turn in Miami these days something reminds you of the imminent arrival of the Argentine soccer legend.

The MLS team won the race to sign Lionel Messi as a free agent.

Messi surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo by one goal.

During a press conference FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said, "I don't think it's the moment to talk about Leo's return. I am his friend and I speak to him frequently, but it's not the moment for his good, nor the good of the club, or the squad."

Argentina was leading Curacao 5-0 at halftime, with Nico Gonzalez and Enzo Fernandez also putting their names on the scoreboard

The list of candidates for the 2022 award has been released by FIFA on Thursday night where Messi and Mbappe feature alongside Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema and Neymar in the Best FIFA Men's Player category.

Moments before the trophy was handed over to the Argentinean skipper, he was presented with a bisht, a traditional cloak by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar.

His silken feet, magical ball skills, mesmeric dribbles and darting runs into rival boxes have seen him attract a host of prefixes against his name.

Even as his upcoming film 'Pathaan' stirred a political hornets' nest with its 'Besharam Rang' number, SRK was busy answering a phalanx of questions, revealing what his best Stanley Kubrick film was ('Clockwork Orange')

A woman from Kerala, who hails Messi as her hero, has set out on a solo trip in her customised SUV to Qatar to watch her favourite team - Argentina

This Sunday’s El Clasico will be played without either of the superstars Ronaldo and Messi for the first time in a long time but the La Liga organizers are confident of continuing the legacy.

The former Barcelona ace was presented with PSG's other four summer signings Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Georginio Wijnaldum, and Achraf Hakimi in a welcome ceremony at the centre of the pitch just one hour before the kick-off.

"This is very difficult, I was not prepared for this. Last year I was convinced to leave, but this year we were, my family and I wanted to continue here, in our house," Goal.com quoted Messi as saying.