Messi suffers hamstring overload weeks before World Cup

Messi captained Argentina to their third World Cup title in Qatar in 2022 and is expected to lead the team again in what could be his sixth appearance at the tournament.

Lionel Messi is dealing with muscle fatigue in his left hamstring less than three weeks before the ​start of the World Cup, Inter Miami said ‌on Monday after the Argentine forward was forced off in his final club match before the tournament.