๐จ UPDATE
Frenkie de Jong played his last two World Cup matches with painkilling injections due to a knee issue. Barรงa is not concerned, as they don't view the problem as serious and expect him to return fully fit for preseason after getting some rest.
๐จ FC Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal is set for his biggest test yet at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as Spain prepare to face Portugal in a blockbuster Round of 16 showdown.
๐จ RESPONSE: Lamine Yamal played his last match with "ego Yamal" on his hairband. Itโs a direct answer to TikTok trolls calling him "Ego Lamine." Instead of getting upset, his camp confirms he took the nickname with humor and wore it proudly on the pitch during a massive national team game.
๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Lionel Messi is now the ALL TIME LEADING GOALSCORER in FIFA World Cup history with 20 GOALS:
Lionel Messi โ 20 goals
Kylian Mbappรฉ โ 18 goals
Miroslav Klose โ 16 goals
Ronaldo Nazรกrio โ 15 goals
Gerd Mรผller โ 14 goals
Football history belongs to Messi. 39 ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ .
๐จ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
The older he gets, the better he becomes, Leo has scored more than twice as many World Cup goals after turning 35 than he did before.
โข 6 goals before 35 y/o
โข ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ฒ/๐จ
๐พ๐ถ๐น๐ณ๐ซ ๐ช๐ผ๐ท ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ต๐ซ.
๐จCristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have the same amount of ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ scored (4) in World Cup history
The GOATS are sharing a World Cup stat.
๐จ UPDATE
Barcelona has set the end of the World Cup as their hard deadline to sign Juliรกn รlvarez. If Atlรฉtico Madrid refuses to negotiate by then, Barรงa is prepared to walk away immediately and move on to other transfer targets.
๐จ Marc Bernal: "I've spent two years with only two weeks of vacation, and this year I've truly enjoyed it to the fullest. Now I'm already thinking about starting and getting prepared."
๐จ UPDATE
Barcelona has 12 players heading into the World Cup Round of 16. Out of 13 players in the knockout stages, only Frenkie de Jong missed out after a penalty shootout loss. From Spain's massive contingent to Gordon's big assists for England, Barรงa is dominating the tournament.
๐จ BREAKING: Harry Kane was considered an alternative to Juliรกn รlvarez, who remains Barcelonaโs priority.
But for now, the Kane option has cooled significantly, as the player will only listen to Bayern. He does not want to leave.
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๐จ| ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐: Lionel Messi becomes the first player in HISTORY to score 20 World Cup goals and is leading as the official top scorer of 2026 World Cup with 7 goals over Mbappe, Haaland and Kane.
Lionel Messi has also become the first player in World Cup ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ to score 7 or more goals in two different World Cups (2022 and 2026). On top of that, he also becomes the first player in ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ to score against 14 different national teams in the World Cup
๐จ Lionel Messi vs Cape Verde:
120 minutes played
1 goal
83 touches
36/43 accurate passes
6/9 shots on target
2 successful dribbles
4 key passes
1 big chance created
8 โ1v1โ duels won
Man of the Match
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