Football legend Lionel Messi could take on another edition of the World Cup.
Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni has included the player in his 55-man preliminary squad for the upcoming competition this year.
Messi is just two games away from reaching 200 international appearances...something former rival and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has already achieved
Scaloni has also named 10 other Premier League players including Enzo Fernandez, Alejandro Garnacho, Emiliano Martinez, Lisandro Martinez, Cristian Romero, Alexis Mac Allister, and Julian Alvarez.
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Jose Mourinho is open to returning to Real Madrid.
However, he has two conditions that must be met.
According to a report...the first is that he must have a greater say in recruitment regarding the positions that need strengthening rather than just individual names.
The second is that he and his coaching staff should be left to do their jobs without interference from the board.
This, as Real's season has descended into chaos, having lost to Barcelona 2 – nil over the weekend, giving Barca the La Liga title.
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PSG's Ousmane Dembele was named the French league player of the year for a second consecutive time.
This makes the forward just the fifth player to win back-to-back awards, the last being Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2014.
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And in F1 news...Ralf Schumacher is urging sport legend Lewis Hamilton and veteran Fernando Alonso to retire at the end of the season.
He says it's time for the experienced drivers – both of whom are over 40 – to step away and give younger blood a chance.
