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WORLD CUP 2018 : LIONEL MESSI LEADS ARGENTINA SQUAD; MAURO ICARDI OUT !

- Tuesday, May 22, 2018

WORLD CUP 2018 : LIONEL MESSI LEADS ARGENTINA SQUAD; MAURO ICARDI OUT !

Argentina's final World Cup squad looks 🔥... Even without Mauro Icardi 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/dIJRHehpsO
— B/R Football (@brfootball) 21 May 2018

There's no room for Serie A's joint top scorer, Mauro Icardi, on Argentina's World Cup squad. pic.twitter.com/npDl0njeoN
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) 21 May 2018

Argentina's attacking prowess 🔥

There's no room for Serie A's joint top scorer Mauro Icardi in their World Cup squad.

➡️ https://t.co/KmEzagNQz9 pic.twitter.com/gMsfe6Giza
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 21 May 2018

Argentina's final 23-man FIFA World Cup roster is out! 🇦🇷

IN: Paulo Dybala. OUT: Mauro Icardi. pic.twitter.com/qVfMbimN9I
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) 21 May 2018

Shock star axed from Argentina World Cup squad https://t.co/sZ89k8gEM1 pic.twitter.com/pwjx0ugHMz
— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) 21 May 2018

Inter striker Icardi left out of Argentina World Cup squad https://t.co/6n9hy5rw2l pic.twitter.com/hrMmriNRWK
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) 22 May 2018

OFFICIAL: Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/LlFSxYM4Zk
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) 21 May 2018

Argentina's front line looks frightening! 😳

So much so that there's no room for Serie A's joint top scorer, Mauro Icardi.

👉 https://t.co/KmEzagNQz9 pic.twitter.com/5kgzqbQLdG
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 21 May 2018

Six Premier League players have been included in Argentina's World Cup squad.

No room for Mauro Icardi, though.

➡️ https://t.co/KmEzagNQz9 pic.twitter.com/1NCZc6j88A
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 21 May 2018

Argentina name World Cup squad with Inter Milan star Mauro Icardi snubbed despite scoring 29 goals in Serie A https://t.co/nW8c0Ektdl pic.twitter.com/LEz6faMilj
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) 21 May 2018

Is this the year in which Lionel Messi leads his country to the World Cup? ✊

The Argentina star is 'physically and mentally ready' for Russia, according to Jorge Sampaolihttps://t.co/9GqY5U7UYe
— Goal (@goal) 21 May 2018

BREAKING: Argentina name final 23-man squad for World Cup as Icardi misses out https://t.co/5EAJV5uO9M pic.twitter.com/fDWoOX8LQn
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) 21 May 2018

Argentina squad: Paulo Dybala completes star quartet as big name misses out https://t.co/1MgVuYbL1Y pic.twitter.com/QstveRLGY6
— Indy Football (@IndyFootball) 21 May 2018

NO MAURO: As expected, the #Argentina 23-man World Cup roster features the likes of Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Kun Aguero, but there's no room for the co-winner of the Serie A Golden Boot (with 29 goals), #Inter's Mauro Icardi.

MORE: https://t.co/xh2YzcqDAt pic.twitter.com/R2xFJ1iNGM
— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) 21 May 2018

Six Premier Leaguers named to Argentina 🇦🇷, but no Icardi | #PLonNBC #WorldCup2018 https://t.co/qNnqGFrFyl
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) 21 May 2018

Sampaoli names provisional #WorldCup squad @Argentina https://t.co/HKRBy8QXwa pic.twitter.com/cm6NpnKnls
— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) 22 May 2018

When you finish as Serie A's top goalscorer but get left out of Argentina's World Cup squad...

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/LSkTEaRLrJ
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) 21 May 2018

OFFICIAL: Jorge Sampaoli has named his 23-man @Argentina squad for this summer's World Cup. pic.twitter.com/TML1FtaDjC
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) 21 May 2018

Is the 2018 World Cup Lionel Messi's last chance to taste glory with Argentina? pic.twitter.com/Fxkf6fRjR6
— Goal (@goal) 21 May 2018

Mauro Icardi left out of Argentina World Cup squad https://t.co/p2J6NRivVt
— Irish Times Sport (@IrishTimesSport) 21 May 2018

Argentina names its World Cup 23, and there’s no room for Serie A’s joint top scorer, Mauro Icardi:https://t.co/pyA86tRwyE pic.twitter.com/vgy28ZiTO8
— FC Yahoo (@FCYahoo) 21 May 2018

Inter striker #MauroIcardi left out of #Argentina squad#FIFAWorldCup2018 #Russia2018

Read: https://t.co/EFuAlaRh1g pic.twitter.com/2dccES4jRY
— NDTV Sports (@Sports_NDTV) 21 May 2018

The @Argentina #WorldCup squad is in.

Unsurprisingly given their plethora of talented attackers...

Some big names are staying home.

😳https://t.co/4zAtnlSWMN pic.twitter.com/8xpe9mtmCD
— MARCA in English (@MARCAinENGLISH) 21 May 2018

Russia 2018 is underway! These are the 23 chosen by Jorge Sampaoli to represent the Argentine National Team in the next World Cup. - - - ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM.

¡#Rusia2018 está en marcha! Estos son los 23 elegidos por Jorge Sampaoli para representar a la Selección Argentina en la próxima Copa del Mundo 🇦🇷 #VamosArgentina #SomosArgentina pic.twitter.com/Nd930JwQXt
— Selección Argentina (@Argentina) 21 May 2018

🇦🇷Argentina’s World Cup Squad 🔥🔥 That front 4 🤤 pic.twitter.com/ED8LlbUp4a
— The F2 (@TheF2) 21 May 2018

#FIFAWorldCup @Inter_en striker Icardi left out of Argentina @FIFAWorldCup squad

Full squad here 👉 https://t.co/bE8D5sTDLN pic.twitter.com/YxzSIyERAS
— TOI Sports (@toisports) 21 May 2018

#MauroIcardi cut from Argentina’s #2018FIFAWorldCup squad https://t.co/pR7npmBUkV pic.twitter.com/3MiDWMbMyl
— HT Sports (@HTSportsNews) 21 May 2018

Mauro Icardi will have to watch the 2018 World Cup from the sidelines! 😢

Argentina release their final 23-man squad: https://t.co/Kh5KeDUfAj
— Goal (@goal) 21 May 2018

Here is Argentina's squad for #WorldCup https://t.co/CdkSqViHjA
— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) 21 May 2018

Mauro Icardi has been left out of Argentina's World Cup squad!

Games this season: 34
Goals this season: 29

What more does he have to do to make Argentina's squad for a tournament? pic.twitter.com/eBbAAXjQi1
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) 21 May 2018

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has left Striker Mauro Icardi out of his 23-man squad, with Lionel Messi set to play his 4th #WorldCup #SSFootball
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) 21 May 2018

Argentina names Lionel Messi, 22 others for World Cup https://t.co/nvoUtwErrA via @todayng pic.twitter.com/pvBI071ZZ4
— Nigeria Newsdesk (@NigeriaNewsdesk) 21 May 2018

Nicolas Otamendi and Sergio Agüero have been named in Jorge Sampaoli's 23-man Argentina squad for the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/Ma6SgMVgrP
— City Watch (@City_Watch) 21 May 2018

Let's add another to that list of big hitters not making it to the World Cup 😱

Mauro Icardi pic.twitter.com/lIoLMVSIKO
— Pro:Direct Soccer (@ProD_Soccer) 21 May 2018

Argentina's final World Cup squad looks 🔥... Even without Mauro Icardi 🇦🇷
A post shared by Bleacher Report Football (@brfootball) on May 21, 2018 at 9:17am PDT

Russia 2018 is underway! These are the 23 chosen by Jorge Sampaoli to represent the #Argentina Team in the next World Cup. - - - ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM.

#SelecciónMayor ¡#Rusia2018 está en marcha! Estos son los 23 elegidos por Jorge Sampaoli para representar a la Selección #Argentina en la próxima Copa del Mundo.
A post shared by Selección Argentina (@afaseleccion) on May 21, 2018 at 9:02am PDT

A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi) on May 17, 2018 at 2:37am PDT

Mauro Icardi ❌

Argentina have announced their squad for Russia and some big names have missed out... 😰
Posted by SPORTbible on Monday, 21 May 2018

Argentina's 23-man squad for the FIFA World Cup!
Posted by GiveMeSport on Monday, 21 May 2018

Argentina have announced their squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup 🔥
Posted by NBC Sports Soccer on Monday, 21 May 2018

Argentina Leave Inter Striker Mauro Icardi Out of Final World Cup Squad
Posted by News18 Sports on Monday, 21 May 2018

When Leo Messi talks, you listen! 👂
Posted by Yahoo Sport UK on Monday, 21 May 2018

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TENNIS : RAFAEL NADAL WINS ROME MASTERS; RETAKES WORLD NO. 1 CROWN BARELY ONE WEEK AFTER LOSING IT !

- Monday, May 21, 2018

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TENNIS : RAFAEL NADAL WINS ROME MASTERS; RETAKES WORLD NO. 1 CROWN BARELY ONE WEEK AFTER LOSING IT !

It seems, Roger Federer has got only to babysit the World No.1 crown just for a week.

Then, Rafel Nadal quickly retook it - - just like that.

The King of Clay, Rafa Nadal @RafaelNadal, pulled off a stunning turn-around victory over World No.3 Alexander Zverev overcoming a 1-6 loss in the Second Set - - and a final defeat dangerously staring at 1-3 in the Third Set decider - - in the rain-delayed Championship Finals at Rome Masters.

RAFAEL NADAL WINS RECORD 8TH TITLE AT ROME MASTERS,
RETAKES WORLD NO.1 CROWN.

After more than two hours of battle on court - - and seemingly endless delays due to rain - - Nadal prevailed, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, bagging a record 8th Title in Rome.

By winning the Rome Masters Title, Rafael Nadal earned 1,000 points and retook the World No. 1 crown from Roger Federer @RogerFederer who barely wrestled it 'de facto' from Nadal last week.

With the French Open now just a smell away from Nadal, "The Raging Spanish Bull" looks absolutely unstoppable on clay.

Wanna try?

RELATED STORY: TENNIS : ROGER FEDERER DETHRONES RAFAEL NADAL AS NEW WORLD NO.1; BECOMES OLDEST NO. 1 IN HISTORY !

RELATED STORY: TENNIS : RAFAEL NADAL OUT OF MADRID OPEN; LOSES WORLD NO. 1 CROWN AS RECORD CLAY RUN IS ENDED BY DOMINIC THIEM !

RELATED STORY: TENNIS : ROGER FEDERER - - ALL HAIL THE GREATEST !

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 The moment @rafaelnadal sealed a record eighth Rome title...👏 . #tennis #tennistv #nadal #rafanadal #winning #ibi18 #roma #rome #sports #sport #atp #atpworldtour
A post shared by Tennis TV (@tennistv) on May 20, 2018 at 10:25am PDT

The @rafaelnadal Rome trophy lift, chapter VIII... 🏆 . #tennis #tennistv #rafa #nadal #rafanadal #rome #roma #trophy #vamos #vamosrafa #champion #instasport
A post shared by Tennis TV (@tennistv) on May 20, 2018 at 11:23am PDT

When you prefer the 🏆 to the 🍾 . #rafa #nadal #rome #roma #tennis #tennistv #atp #atpworldtour #champagne #funny #instasport @rafaelnadal
A post shared by Tennis TV (@tennistv) on May 20, 2018 at 12:22pm PDT

“Amazing and unforgettable” A special message for you from Rome champion @rafaelnadal... . #tennis #tennistv #sports #nadal #rafanadal #rafa #winning #congratulations #rome #roma #ibi18 #atp #atpworldtour
A post shared by Tennis TV (@tennistv) on May 20, 2018 at 12:52pm PDT

Molto felice di avere questo trofeo di nuovo con me. Gran settimana, grande torneo, grazie Roma! #grazieatutti #Roma #tennis #tenis #campeon #campione #champion #italy
A post shared by Rafa Nadal (@rafaelnadal) on May 20, 2018 at 11:53am PDT

Rrafael Nadal defeated Alexander Zverev 6-1, 1-6 and 6-3, the champion at the 1000 Masters in Rome and will return to the top of the ATP rankings on Monday.- - - ESPN TENIS.

#ActualidadESPNTenis #Tenis ¡N°1 otra vez! @rafaelnadal derrotó 6-1, 1-6 y 6-3 a Alexander #Zverev, se consagró campeón en el Masters 1000 de #Roma y volverá el lunes a la cima del ranking ATP. 🎾🇪🇸
A post shared by ESPN Tenis (@espntenis) on May 20, 2018 at 10:23am PDT

The 👑 "King of Clay" conquers Rome again and regains the number 1 spot! 🎉 @rafaelnadal beats Alexander Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3 and wins for the 8th time the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 🏆! Trophy number 56 on clay and 78th #ATP title: epic! #ibi18 #tennis
A post shared by Internazionali BNL d'Italia (@internazionalibnlditalia) on May 20, 2018 at 10:19am PDT

LIVE! Rafa Nadal celebrates victory in Rome for an EIGHTH time...
Posted by Tennis TV on Sunday, 20 May 2018

Italian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Alexander Zverev to win Rome title for an eighth time. https://t.co/mPNHXcC5c1
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) 20 May 2018

💥🏆RAFA WINS IN ROME🏆💥 Rafael #Nadal wins an eighth 🇮🇹Rome Masters title🇮🇹 in a rain-interrupted final against Alexander #Zverev. ✍Report here✍ 👉👉👉 https://t.co/pSzzSTvOD0 #ibi18 pic.twitter.com/u8q8wP7ciQ
— Sky Sports Tennis 🎾 (@SkySportsTennis) 20 May 2018

VENI VIDI VICI! 🏆

Rafael #Nadal wins his 8th #Rome Masters thanks a tough win over Alexander #Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3! #ibi18 pic.twitter.com/1TpTHmyevy
— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) 20 May 2018

The 👑 "King of Clay" conquers Rome one more time and regains the world number 1 spot! 🎉 @RafaelNadal beats Alexander Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3 and wins for the 8th time the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 🏆! It's his 56th trophy on clay and his 78th #ATP title: legendary! #ibi18 #tennis pic.twitter.com/LCz3nFS4nL
— Internazionali Bnl (@InteBNLdItalia) 20 May 2018

Sealed with a 😘

With his 8th @InteBNLdItalia 🏆, @RafaelNadal becomes a record 32-time #ATPMasters1000 champion 💪

➡️ https://t.co/r5NkIFrWvd pic.twitter.com/3yBPAJk104
— ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) 20 May 2018

Rafael Nadal survived a stunning fightback from Alexander Zverev to pick up his eighth Italian Open title.

Read: https://t.co/AKp6psTA5G pic.twitter.com/l1XeDq946i
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 20 May 2018

WATCH: Rafael Nadal goes back to world number 1 after a 6-1 1-6 6-3 victory over Alexander Zverev in the Italian Open final. #SSN https://t.co/gYs1zHRs1n
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) 20 May 2018

32nd Masters 1000 title for @RafaelNadal and back to World No.1 tomorrow!

🙌#ibi18 pic.twitter.com/OcAwj7dMFp
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 20 May 2018

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Rafael Nadal has won a record eighth Italian Open... after surviving a massive scare.

➡ https://t.co/AKp6psTA5G pic.twitter.com/tL7yRO6MHT
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 20 May 2018

Couldn't be happier traveling back home now with this trophy in my hands... Took this picture at the locker room for you guys, Thanks for the support!!! pic.twitter.com/iNbbdOKGXe
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) 20 May 2018

"You're an amazing champion, you proved it again tonight."

Classy words from Alexander Zverev to @RafaelNadal. #ibi18 pic.twitter.com/Bx3NnP3f8P
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 20 May 2018

RAFAEL #NADAL WINS THE ROME TITLE!!!

The King of Clay comes back from 1-3 down in the final set to beat #Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3 and claim an eighth Rome title.

Five straight games after the rain delay!

Back to No. 1 in the world!

Next up: Roland Garros! pic.twitter.com/ccQYLAdfn8
— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 20 May 2018

It was a fight til the end. @RafaelNadal defeats Alexander Zverev to claim the #IBI18 title. pic.twitter.com/Yx9jCNM7DK
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) 20 May 2018

Rafael Nadal fends off Alexander Zverev to secure Italian Open title. By @kevinmitchell50 https://t.co/YpqLBgzIyQ
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) 20 May 2018

Rafael Nadal saved by rain to down Alexander Zverev and clinch eighth Italian Open https://t.co/umcDQlAE08 pic.twitter.com/Tnf1XgLjWL
— Indy Sport (@IndySport) 20 May 2018

Rafael #Nadal on clay:

Monte Carlo 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Barcelona 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Madrid 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Roland Garros 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Rome 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆❓

Read more > https://t.co/eVgIwq8u56 #IBI18 pic.twitter.com/5zAAYsHkPM
— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 20 May 2018

🏆 French Open x 10
🏆 Monte Carlo Masters x 11
🏆 Barcelona Open x 11
🏆 Madrid Open x 5
🏆 Italian Open x 8

👑 Rafael Nadal is the King of Clay. pic.twitter.com/M5yuGM2Z4z
— bet365 (@bet365) 20 May 2018

Rafael Nadal comes back from 1-3 in the 3rd (rain stopped play for 50 minutes at 2-3*) and beats Alexander Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 to win Rome for the 8th time.

Rafa is BACK to NUMBER ONE.

[getty] pic.twitter.com/FKCmFJe5zu
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) 20 May 2018

Oh. My. Word.

A brilliant no-look smash from @RafaelNadal 🔥💪#ibi18 pic.twitter.com/yIT6P7koHU
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 20 May 2018

At home in Rome!@RafaelNadal rallies from a break down in the decider to defeat A. Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 to capture his 8️⃣th @InteBNLdItalia 🏆!

Nadal now has a total of 32 Masters 1000 titles...

____________________
📸: 2017 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/oHBpU7VZ0H
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) 20 May 2018

Rafael Nadal wins record eighth Italian Open title https://t.co/x1Cw9szbTd pic.twitter.com/dwJ5cjX4s7
— Baltimore Sun Sports (@BaltSunSports) 20 May 2018

.@RafaelNadal wins eighth #RomeMasters Title after stunning comeback#rafaelnadal

READ: https://t.co/a96H4CZmow pic.twitter.com/tWOgDNeX8H
— NDTV Sports (@Sports_NDTV) 20 May 2018

Rafael Nadal beats Alexander Zverev for record 8th Italian Open tennis titlehttps://t.co/D9cdxA1yvF pic.twitter.com/w7DWnbhfGB
— HT Sports (@HTSportsNews) 20 May 2018

Rafael Nadal isn't ready to think about the French Open just yet! https://t.co/lbb7RFayqm
— Express Sport (@DExpress_Sport) 20 May 2018

Sealed with a 😘 . Congratulations, @rafaelnadal!
A post shared by ATP World Tour (@atpworldtour) on May 20, 2018 at 11:02am PDT

Reclaim @InternazionaliBNLdItalia title ✅ Reclaim World No. 1 ✅ It's a good day for @RafaelNadal. #IBI18
A post shared by Tennis Channel (@tennischannel) on May 20, 2018 at 11:16am PDT

#AtpRoma 🎾 #Nadal trionfa per l'ottava volta 🏆 Battuto #Zverev in tre set 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 ✅ Lo spagnolo torna numero 1 al mondo 🔝 #SkyTennis
A post shared by Sky Sport (Italia) (@skysport) on May 20, 2018 at 10:48am PDT

13 years later from the first time, 🇪🇸 @rafaelnadal poses with our trophy! 💖 #ibi18 #tennis #ATP #Nadal #champion #rome #foroitalico #tennispassion #tennislove #instatennis
A post shared by Internazionali BNL d'Italia (@internazionalibnlditalia) on May 20, 2018 at 11:30am PDT

‪HE DID IT. Congrats @RafaelNadal champion of the #MastersRoma!!! #VAMOSRAFA 🎾🏆‬
Posted by Rafa Nadal Academy on Sunday, 20 May 2018

👋 Zambia 🇿🇲

I enjoyed your beautiful country and meeting the amazing people here. Hope to return soon with the @rogerfedererfdn!

For more information about our work, visit https://t.co/MD52LT6Bcb pic.twitter.com/Of0KtjOIoT
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) April 26, 2018

"Roland" catches up with Toni Nadal : Rafa's former coach discusses life post-Decima from the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca. #RG18 https://t.co/7vgOu4qReX pic.twitter.com/zGEOSDs3qa
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 20, 2018