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Why River Plate chose not to sign Lionel Messi after scoring 12 goals in trial | El Futbolero US Historic
![tphoto on Twitter: "Lionel Messi(Barcelona) and Leonardo Ponzio(River Plate) in the final of FIFA Club World Cup 2015, River Plate(Argentina vs Barcelona(Spain)0-3 at Yokohama, Japan 20 Dec 2015 Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / tphoto on Twitter: "Lionel Messi(Barcelona) and Leonardo Ponzio(River Plate) in the final of FIFA Club World Cup 2015, River Plate(Argentina vs Barcelona(Spain)0-3 at Yokohama, Japan 20 Dec 2015 Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EMTm42PVUAEWf8E.jpg:large)
tphoto on Twitter: "Lionel Messi(Barcelona) and Leonardo Ponzio(River Plate) in the final of FIFA Club World Cup 2015, River Plate(Argentina vs Barcelona(Spain)0-3 at Yokohama, Japan 20 Dec 2015 Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi /
![River Plate Issue Lionel Messi Apology After Barcelona Star Reportedly Spat on | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report River Plate Issue Lionel Messi Apology After Barcelona Star Reportedly Spat on | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/558/499/hi-res-7e93118459367e04dfc57123f61e8f04_crop_exact.jpg?w=1200&h=1200&q=75)
River Plate Issue Lionel Messi Apology After Barcelona Star Reportedly Spat on | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
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Lionel Messi Reportedly Spat on by River Plate Fans After Club World Cup Final | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![JGavidiaUNI / Urrutismo в Twitter: „Lionel Messi to River Plate, HERE WE GO, paperwork completed, the player signs until 2024, the official announcement will be in the next few hours. #CARP 🔴⚪ JGavidiaUNI / Urrutismo в Twitter: „Lionel Messi to River Plate, HERE WE GO, paperwork completed, the player signs until 2024, the official announcement will be in the next few hours. #CARP 🔴⚪](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8DJSEbWYAcQrdK.jpg)
JGavidiaUNI / Urrutismo в Twitter: „Lionel Messi to River Plate, HERE WE GO, paperwork completed, the player signs until 2024, the official announcement will be in the next few hours. #CARP 🔴⚪
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Barcelona win Club World Cup after goals from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez against River Plate - Eurosport
![River Plate apologise for supporters 'spitting' at Lionel Messi after Barcelona's Club World Cup win | The Independent | The Independent River Plate apologise for supporters 'spitting' at Lionel Messi after Barcelona's Club World Cup win | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/12/22/11/messi.jpg)
River Plate apologise for supporters 'spitting' at Lionel Messi after Barcelona's Club World Cup win | The Independent | The Independent
![Kanagawa, Japan. 20th Dec, 2015. Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Jonatan Maidana ( River) Football/Soccer : FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 Final match between River Plate 0-3 FC Barcelona at International Stadium Yokohama in Kanagawa, Japan. 20th Dec, 2015. Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Jonatan Maidana ( River) Football/Soccer : FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 Final match between River Plate 0-3 FC Barcelona at International Stadium Yokohama in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FA5C1P/kanagawa-japan-20th-dec-2015-lionel-messi-barcelona-jonatan-maidana-FA5C1P.jpg)
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![Barcelona: River Plate let slip Lionel Messi despite him scoring 12 goals in first training session | MARCA in English Barcelona: River Plate let slip Lionel Messi despite him scoring 12 goals in first training session | MARCA in English](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2018/09/07/15363165505682.jpg)
Barcelona: River Plate let slip Lionel Messi despite him scoring 12 goals in first training session | MARCA in English
![Leo Messi 🔟 Fan Club on Twitter: "River Plate plan to give Leo Messi the club's shirt with his name printed on it! https://t.co/ltMGvSa4e0" / Twitter Leo Messi 🔟 Fan Club on Twitter: "River Plate plan to give Leo Messi the club's shirt with his name printed on it! https://t.co/ltMGvSa4e0" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fr7VlZvWAAE3DKf.jpg:large)
Leo Messi 🔟 Fan Club on Twitter: "River Plate plan to give Leo Messi the club's shirt with his name printed on it! https://t.co/ltMGvSa4e0" / Twitter
![Barça Worldwide on Twitter: "Messi: "I trained two or three days in River Plate and I had been selected to play with the team. But, I had problems with my growth hormones Barça Worldwide on Twitter: "Messi: "I trained two or three days in River Plate and I had been selected to play with the team. But, I had problems with my growth hormones](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1wS-uFWkAYcJMo.jpg)
Barça Worldwide on Twitter: "Messi: "I trained two or three days in River Plate and I had been selected to play with the team. But, I had problems with my growth hormones
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