By AFP 02 January 2022 | 12:51 pm Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday… [FILES] Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi presents his men’s Ballon d’Or award prior to the French L1 football match between Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) and OGC Nice at The Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on December 1, 2021. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. The Argentinian star has endured a difficult start to life in the French capital since an emotional exit from Barcelona last summer. Messi has scored only one goal in 11 league appearances for PSG, although he has netted five times in the Champions League. He will miss Monday’s cup tie and will likely also be sidelined for PSG’s first Ligue 1 match since the winter break, at Lyon next Sunday. The other players to test positive were full-back Juan Bernat, back-up goalkeeper Sergio Rico and teenage midfielder Nathan Bitumazala. “They are currently respecting isolation and are subject to the appropriate health protocols,” PSG said. The number of Covid cases in France has topped 200,000 a day this week. Latest 6 mins ago Oriini Kaipara, a New Zealand journalist, has made history by becoming the first person with a visible facial tattoo to host primetime news on national television. The journalist made headlines worldwide after hosting her first 6 p.m. bulletin for Newshub on the TV channel Three, with traditional facial markings. She was praised for her representation… 22 mins ago Popular comedian Joe Gatto has announced his exit from comedy series Impractical Jokers. The 45-year old comedian announced in a lengthy Instagram post that he will be leaving the popular truTV hidden camera television series after a decade “due to some issues in my personal life.” “Sorry in advance for the long and more-serious-than-usual note below, I… 1 hour ago US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky are due to speak by phone on Sunday amid growing fears that a Russian military buildup near the border 1 hour ago Thousands more people have fled swamped homes as heavy rains exacerbated flooding in seven Malaysian states, officials said Sunday 2 hours ago Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has ruled out the possibility of losing Edinson Cavani this month.
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