However, the Catalan club said in a statement, the team’s best star will join the team.
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But what you probably didn’t know about Lionel Messi is that he’s also a huge fan of cult Macclesfied band Joy Division – or at least, that’s what it seems after the star was snapped wearing the band’s iconic T-shirt.
Barcelona will be on England on next season to pre-season preparation.
Messi announced his global retirement after missing a penalty in the Copa America final shootout.
In addition to the Celtic match, the Blaugrana will participate in friendlies on August 3 against Premier League champions Leicester City (2 p.m. ET, on ESPN) in Sweden and on August 6 against Liverpool in London (12:15 p.m. ET, on ESPN).
“The club has let the player down, the best player in history, the best player in the world”. “Those stats alone should guarantee him the Ballon d’Or”.
And worst case, Messi can put forth an effort to claim the next honour, just like he deservedly does every year.
However, the Spanish champions have confirmed Messi has cut short his time off in order to link up with the travelling party, along with Turkey captain Arda Turan.
It’s good news for fans in the United Kingdom who may now get to see the 29-year-old star in action.
Messi had caused a storm shortly after the Copa America Centenario final, when he announced he would be retiring from global football following Argentina’s defeat to Chile – their third major final loss in as many years.
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FC Barcelona will be led by one of the best players in the world when they arrive in Dublin for their International Champions Cup clash with Celtic FC in Aviva Stadium on Saturday, July 30. Messi lost the Copa America final for the second consecutive time.
