Lionel Messi Begins on-field Workouts, Could Rejoin Inter Miami before MLS Playoffs

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after picking up an injury during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament final football match between Argentina and Colombia at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami, Florida on July 14, 2024. (AFP)
Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after picking up an injury during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament final football match between Argentina and Colombia at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami, Florida on July 14, 2024. (AFP)
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Lionel Messi Begins on-field Workouts, Could Rejoin Inter Miami before MLS Playoffs

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after picking up an injury during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament final football match between Argentina and Colombia at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami, Florida on July 14, 2024. (AFP)
Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after picking up an injury during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament final football match between Argentina and Colombia at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami, Florida on July 14, 2024. (AFP)

Miami coach Tata Martino said Friday that Lionel Messi has begun individual on-field training this week and could be ready to join Inter Miami on the field before the end of the MLS regular season.

Messi has been out with a right ankle injury since Argentina’s July 14 Copa America final win over Colombia.

He will not play when Inter Miami hosts FC Cincinnati on Saturday, and was omitted from Argentina’s national team roster for its two September World Cup qualifiers.

He has not played for Inter Miami since July 1, but Martino said he could join the team in full training soon.



Al-Khaleej Club to Play in Group B of 2024 Asian Handball Championship

The draw for the 27th Asian Championship for Handball Club Champions 2024 placed Al-Khaleej Club of Saudi Arabia in the second group - SPA
The draw for the 27th Asian Championship for Handball Club Champions 2024 placed Al-Khaleej Club of Saudi Arabia in the second group - SPA
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Al-Khaleej Club to Play in Group B of 2024 Asian Handball Championship

The draw for the 27th Asian Championship for Handball Club Champions 2024 placed Al-Khaleej Club of Saudi Arabia in the second group - SPA
The draw for the 27th Asian Championship for Handball Club Champions 2024 placed Al-Khaleej Club of Saudi Arabia in the second group - SPA

The draw for the 27th Asian Championship for Handball Club Champions 2024 placed Al-Khaleej Club of Saudi Arabia in the second group, along with Al-Duhail of Qatar, Kazma of Kuwait, Ahli Sidab of Oman and Mes Kerman of Iran, SPA reported.
The draw ceremony was recently held in Doha, the Qatari capital, which will host the event from November 13 to 24.

As many as ten clubs are participating in the championship, divided into two groups.

The first group combines: Kuwait of Kuwait, Al-Rayyan of Qatar, Al-Karkh of Iraq, Al-Shabab of Bahrain and Sharjah of the UAE.
Al-Khaleej Club is the title holder of the last championship, 2023, through which it qualified to represent the Asian continent in the World Club Handball Championship 2024.