Argentina club looking to lure Messi home in 2027

Argentina club Newell’s Old Boys is working on a plan to bring two-time MLS MVP Lionel Messi home next year.

A team executive confirmed that it’s trying to entice Messi to return to his boyhood club for the first half of 2027.

“It’s a project that goes beyond Newell’s. It involves the city of Rosario, the province, and Argentine football,” first vice president Juan Manuel Medina said, according to an ESPN story published Wednesday.

Messi, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner as the world’s best player...