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Argentina list for September World Cup qualifiers, Claudio Echeverri, Franco Mastantuono called

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his list of players for the September World Cup qualifiers.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Venezuela on Thursday, September 4 and on Tuesday, September 9 against Ecuador. Scaloni has called up 29 players.

Facundo Medina is cut from the preliminary list as he is still not fully fit while Ángel Correa also gets cut. Here are the call-ups:

Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace)
Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille)

Defenders:
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate)
Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille)
Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
Marcos Acuña (River Plate)
Julio Soler (Bournemouth)

Midfielders:
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Alan Varela (FC Porto)
Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors)
Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid)
Nico Paz (Como)
Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami)
Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis)

Forwards:
Claudio Echeverri (Bayer Leverkusen)
Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid)
Valentín Carboni (Genoa)
Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid)
Julián Álvarez (Atletico Madrid)
Nicolás González (Juventus)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter)
José Manuel López (Palmeiras)

TCL announced as new sponsor of Argentina National Team at AFA headquarters

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Mundo Albiceleste was present at the AFA training complex in Ezeiza for a special event where TCL was officially unveiled as the newest sponsor of the Argentina national team.

The presentation, led by legendary goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea, also featured AFA president Claudio Tapia and Leandro Petersen, Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer at AFA, among other notable figures.

The event, designed for the press, combined sport, technology, and entertainment in a dynamic setting. Highlights included exclusive TCL giveaways, interactive photo opportunities with the official AFA totem, and networking spaces that connected media with key representatives from football and television.

The gathering reinforced the growing partnership between TCL and Argentine football, underlining a shared vision of innovation and fan engagement.

AFA’s Leandro Petersen on global expansion, academies abroad, and possible matches in Asia.

Lionel Messi holds record 46 career trophies, will play in Leagues Cup final

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Lionel Messi holds a record 46 career trophies and on Sunday, he will play in the Leagues Cup final.

Messi had two goals for Inter Miami in their 3-1 win against Orlando City in to reach the final of the Leagues Cup. With the club, he won the 2023 Leagues Cup and the 2024 Supporters’ Shield.

The Argentine holds the record for most career trophies, having won 46 of them. With the Argentina national team, he has won six trophies, one of which being the World Cup.

With FC Barcelona, he has 35 career trophies won, 10 of which were La Liga trophies. With Paris Saint-Germain, Messi won three career titles. Here are Messi’s career trophies won:

Argentina:
1 World Cup
2 Copa’s America
1 Finalissima
1 U20 World Cup
1 Olympic Gold

Barcelona:
10 La Liga
7 Copa del Rey
8 Supercopa
4 UEFA Champions League
3 Club World Cups
3 UEFA Super Cups

PSG:
2 Ligue 1
1 Trophé des Champions

Inter Miami:
1 Leagues Cup
1 Supporters’ Shield

Lionel Messi scores twice for Inter Miami in 3-1 win vs. Orlando to make Leagues Cup final

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Lionel Messi scored twice for Inter Miami in their 3-1 win against Orlando to make the Leagues Cup final.

Inter Miami are back in the Leagues Cup final, having qualified after initially trailing by a goal. With the score at 0-0, the ball fell to Marco Pašalić of Orlando inside the penalty area and he would score the first goal of the game.

With Orlando leading 1-0, Inter Miami were awarded a penalty kick and it was Messi who would take it. The Orlando goalkeeper Gallese would guess the right way and go to his left side but Messi would score with his well placed penalty to draw Inter Miami level.

At 1-1, the Lionel Messi show would continue. The Argentine would dribble into the Orlando penalty area and play a one-two with Jordi Alba and Messi would score his second goal of the match to give Inter Miami the 2-1 lead.

Lionel Messi’s team would score moments later. Segovia would dribble inside the penalty area, play a pass to Suarez who would pass it back to Segovia and he would chip the goalkeeper for Inter Miami’s third goal.

Chelsea and Manchester United close to agreeing £35-40 million deal for Alejandro Garnacho

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Chelsea and Manchester Uniter are close to agreeing a £35-£40 million deal for Alejandro Garnacho.

The two clubs are in talking for Garnacho to join Chelsea. According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea have confirmed their proposal of £35-£40 million for Garnacho as Chelsea are waiting for United’s green light.

Garnacho has been linked with a move to Chelsea for several weeks. With Manchester United, the 21 year old has played 147 matches, winning two trophies with the club.