体坛英语资讯：Messi turns 31 as struggling Argentina prepare for next World Cup match
<p><span word="BUENOS">BUENOS</span> <span word="AIRES">AIRES</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 24-- <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="Lionel">Lionel</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> 31 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="embattled">embattled</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Birthday">Birthday</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Leo">Leo</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talisman">talisman</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="key">key</span> <span word="affair">affair</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guarded">guarded</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="assertions">assertions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Javier">Javier</span> <span word="Mascherano">Mascherano</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Fortune">Fortune</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="Mascherano">Mascherano</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Jorge">Jorge</span> <span word="Sampaoli">Sampaoli</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>."</p><p><span word="Sampaoli">Sampaoli</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> 3-0, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lackluster">lackluster</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> 1-1.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Argentinian">Argentinian</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Sampaoli">Sampaoli</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Albiceleste">Albiceleste</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="runners">runners</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2002 <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stewardship">stewardship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marcelo">Marcelo</span> <span word="Bielsa">Bielsa</span>.</p>
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