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Lionel Messi is preparing to play against the Angola national team in Luanda, Africa, as part of Albiceleste’s final match of the year and in preparation for the 2026 World Cup. In the World Cup, they will become world champions at the 2022 Qatar tournament, defend their title with a penalty shootout victory over France, and achieve their fourth World Cup victory, their first since the 1986 tournament in Mexico.<\/p>\n
The Argentina national team held a training camp in Spain before the trip to Luanda, and the captain had the opportunity to visit the Camp Nou, the stadium where he was based for most of his career, but not only that, he has now surprised his fans on social networks with a different look.<\/p>\n
What is Lionel Messi’s new appearance as he plays against Angola in Africa?<\/h2>\n
Messi’s barber Daniel Alejandro Albornoz, better known on social media as ‘Danny Ale’, has revealed on his social media that he attended to Lionel Messi to cut his hair and give the Argentina captain a new look ahead of his trip to Africa to face the Angola national team.<\/p>\n
Messi’s new haircut is a “low taper fade”, which has a gradient from the bottom to the top at the nape and sideburns, but retains the traditional side parting at the top. The publication’s comments section quickly flooded with comments such as “As the years pass, each season becomes more beautiful. Messiento enamorado” and “Kiss him all over his neck”, accompanied by lots of love and heart-face emojis.<\/p>\n
Lionel Messi aims for new title in MLS<\/h2>\n
Lionel Messi has had a busy end to the year with a number of important commitments, starting with a match against Angola on Friday, November 14th, but he will soon have to return to the United States along with Rodrigo de Paul to face FC Cincinnati in the MLS Eastern Conference semi-finals.<\/p>\n
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami visit TQL Stadium with a mission to earn a ticket to the conference finals. This series is one game, so there has to be a winner, and if the score is tied, it goes to overtime, and if it’s still a tie, everything is decided in penalties. The game is scheduled for Sunday, November 23rd at 5pm ET. The other series is between the Philadelphia Union and New York FC, an Eastern team dreaming of the 2025 MLS Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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