Barcelona Makes Lionel Messi Announcement
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Argentina play just one fixture during November. Their final match of the calendar year comes against minnows Angola in a friendly on Friday, Nov. 14, with the fixture seeing them travel to the Estádio Nacional 11 de Novembro in the city of Belas. Kick-off time is 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT).
Lionel Messi is still refusing to confirm his 2026 World Cup plans, with the all-time great leaving Argentina and the rest of a global audience guessing on whether he will form part of a global title defence from the reigning champions next summer.
The Argentine, who had given two decades of his life to the Catalan giant, always hinted that his story at Camp Nou was unfinished. And for a brief, electrifying moment in 2023, that fairytale seemed within reach again — until it wasn’t.
A breakdown of the leading international goalscorers in men's and women's football, with Lionel Messi just the third man to reach a century of goals for his country.
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Lionel Messi and the world champion Argentina soccer team are expected to be special guests this week as Angola celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal.