Barcelona released its 24-man roster for its upcoming worldwide Champions Cup tour of the United States, and there are two very big names not present.
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Messi and Neymar’s absence will boring the sense of excitement to some degree due to their star following and popularity across the globe.
Argentinian superstar Messi and Brazilian striker Neymar were both omitted after playing for their countries in the Copa America.
The strike pair aren’t the only notable names missing from the roster.
Neymar has also been left off the roster after his Copa America campaign was cut short after the winger was suspended for his clash with Colombia’s Carlos Bacca and Jeison Murillo.
The Champions League winners have however included Luis Suarez in their squad.
Barca will play three matches in the states, with the first being againt the Los Angeles Galaxy on Tuesday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They’ll return home to the Nou Camp for a friendly against AS Roma before their season starts in the European Supercup against Sevilla on August 11.
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The full squad: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Jordi Masip, Jose Suarez, Gerard Pique, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Pedro, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez, Rafinha, Marc Bartra, Douglas, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Thomas Vermaelen, Jeremy Mathieu, Arda Turan, Aleix Vidal, Sandro, Munir, Alen Halilovic, Sergi Samper and Gerard Gumbau.
