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Following the conclusion of the MLS season, Lionel Messi has ruled out the chance of going back to Barcelona on loan.
Inter Miami's 2023 Major League Soccer regular season concluded last month, and as they did not qualify for the playoffs, they will not be playing competitively again until February.
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04:56 - 04.11.2023
Lionel Messi: Ballon d'Or winner ranked second best World Cup player ever, Ronaldo misses out
Lionel Messi gets another one over Cristiano Ronaldo after making the list of the best players to ever play at the FIFA World Cup.
Messi had a spectacular season with Inter Miami where he scored 11 goals and provided eight assists in 14 appearances across all competitions.
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Messi staying put at Inter Miami
Lionel Messi has said that he will not be returning to Barcelona on loan and insisted on staying at Inter Miami.
Messi responded as follows to L'Equipe when asked if he would contemplate moving on loan to Barcelona or another European team as reported by Daily Mail, “No, no chance. Not at all.
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18:09 - 03.11.2023
Messi will never win UEFA best player as award gets scrapped for Ballon d'Or union
UEFA announces their merger with the Ballon d'Or and scrapping of the UEFA Awards.
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10:19 - 03.11.2023
VIDEO: Messi shows off Ballon d'Or trophy to Inter Miami youngsters
Lionel Messi brought his shiny eighth Ballon d'Or trophy to Inter Miami, leaving everyone stunned.
“Thanks to God, I had an extraordinary career in Europe and won everything I have dreamed of.
“Now that I have decided to come to the USA, I don't think I will ever return to playing in Europe.”
After choosing to leave PSG after spending two years with the Ligue 1 powerhouse, Messi was on the verge of securing a spectacular return to Barcelona during the summer.
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Messi continued, “I could have returned to Barcelona but it didn’t happen. It was similar to me having to leave in 2021.
“I thought about Barça return, my life there, retiring there as I always wanted but… it was not possible.”
In the past, prominent players like Thierry Henry and David Beckham have returned to Europe during the Major League Soccer off-season and supporters of Barcelona may have thought that club legend Messi would be inclined to do the same.
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