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Barcelona´s Lionel Messi (C) runs with the ball past Hibernian FC´s Dean Shiels (3rdR) during a friendly football match at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Messi, currently at the centre of an Olympic Games club-or-country row, hit a hat-trick in Barcelona´s 5-1 pre-season friendly win over Scotland´s Dundee United on Saturday. |
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MADRID (AFP) - Argentine star Lionel Messi, currently at the centre of an Olympic Games club-or-country row, hit a hat-trick in Barcelona's 5-1 pre-season friendly win over Scotland's Dundee United on Saturday.
Messi found the target in the 51st, 75th and 78th minutes while Thierry Henry (26) and Samuel Eto'o (60) added to the scoreline after the Scots had taken a shock lead.
Barcelona insist that Messi cannot play in the Beijing Olympics as he's wanted for the club's opening Champions League qualifier.
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Tontodonati July 26th, 2008 23:08
Lionello Messi, a good old Italian-Argentinian player! We Italians have a way of exporting good players all over the world! But wouldn't be better if they all stayed in Italy?jockmctammie July 27th, 2008 01:55
Messi scores three goals against top quality opposition. Will he do it again this season.BesTalentScout July 27th, 2008 06:13
Tontoif Messi had stayed in Italy...............his career may have been really MESSY........LOL
why is Barca taking it out on all these lousy clubs anyway................Guardiola trying to make himself look good ??????
LOL
SAJNSHE July 27th, 2008 22:10
hehehehe Lionello Messi, a good old Italian-Argentinian player !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!viani24 July 29th, 2008 15:31
Messi were born in Argentina, grow up in Argentina and Argentinians dont need othercountry names to say they are good players.