Lionel Messi dropped from FIFA Team of the Year for first time

• Lionel Messi has been omitted from the EA Sports activities FIFA Staff Of The 12 months for the primary time.
• The group was voted for by over 10 million followers from 185 nations.
• Messi missed out on a spot within the entrance three to Robert Lewandowski, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kylian Mbappe. 
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Lionel Messi has been dropped from the EA Sports activities FIFA Staff Of The 12 months for the primary time ever.

EA released the FIFA 21 Team of the Year results on Friday, which was voted for by over 10 million followers from 185 nations.

The FC Barcelona ahead, who has been voted in yearly because the inception of the favored sport mode “Final Staff” in FIFA 09, missed out on a spot within the entrance three to Robert Lewandowski, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kylian Mbappe.

In objective, Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer was given the nod. The protection consists of former MLS star Alphonso Davies, Actual Madrid’s Sergio Ramos, and Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Manchester Metropolis star Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes, and Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich type a midfield trio to finish the line-up.

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Messi has been embroiled in an enormous switch saga over the past six months following his transfer request to Barcelona in August.

The 33-year-old handed within the request following Barca’s 8-2 thrashing at Bayern Munich’s fingers within the Champions League quarterfinal. He backed away from leaving to avoid a legal battle with his boyhood club.

He’s free to speak to different talks as of this month, along with his contract on the Camp Nou set to run out this summer season. 

Regardless of troubles off the pitch, the Argentine has nonetheless produced the products on it. In 45 video games performed for Barcelona throughout 2020, Messi scored 26 goals and produced 23 assists for his teammates.

There may but be hope for him to make the FIFA Staff of 12 months, although, with EA set to disclose the id of a thriller “twelfth participant” within the coming days.

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