This Saturday (14), Inter Miami and Al Ahly-Egi make the opening game of the 1st edition of the FIFA World Cup. The main star of the American team – and perhaps the entire tournament – is Lionel Messi, 8 times better in the world.
After a whole career in Barcelona and two years at PSG, o. At 38, he is the athlete with the highest salary of the tournament, who also has, Vinicius Jr. and Haaland.
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Kylian Mbappé, from Real Madrid: Have you heard of him? The French superstar is facing a certain level of question after its first season in the Spanish capital ending without important titles. Would a Club World Cup relieve these doubts? • Reproduction/x @realmadrid
Paris Saint-Germain’s OuSmane Dembélé: The striker was critical to help PSG win the much-desired Champions League title in May, and will presumably continue to be a centerpiece in European champions’ plans in the US. • Disclosure/Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi, from Inter Miami: Argentina star has a World Cup in the curriculum… Can you add a club World Cup to this list? Realistically, it can be a difficult task with this Miami team, even with the help of Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suárez. But it will be fun to see him in a tournament again. • Rich Storry/Getty Images
Omar Mariate of Manchester City: The Egyptian has had a big impact since he arrived at City in January from Eintracht Frankfurt, scoring eight goals in all competitions, including a memorable great goal against Bournemouth. • Photo: Disclosure/ @premierleague
Cole Palmer of Chelsea: Palmer finished the season in great shape, even if his general campaign has left to be desired. The English team player leads a Chelsea team full of young talents. • X/Chelsea
LAFC Denis Bouanga: Gabonese practically led LAFC to the tournament alone with a sublime performance in the unique departure of recap against America-MEX. Bouanga has long been one of MLS’s most dangerous strikers, and it will be interesting to see it in an international competition. • Getty Images
Franco Mastantuono, from River Plate: The 17 -year -old is seen as one of Argentina’s greatest emerging talents, to the point that he became the youngest newcomer in the history of Argentina last week. He got his transfer to Real Madrid, but the clubs agreed that he disputes the World Cup for River Plate. • Disclosure/River Plate
Bayern Munich’s Thomas Müller: The 35 -year -old has already said goodbye to the home crowd, but the Club World Cup will be his last competition with Bayern’s shirt. The experienced player will want to end his spell with another prominent moment, after helping the club win another Bundesliga title. • Maja Hitij/Getty Images
Weston McKennie of Juventus acting in his home country for the first time in competitive club matches, it is hard to predict what McKennie’s role will be in Juventus. The player has played in virtually every midfield position and even occasionally as wing in a disappointing season for Juve, who hopes to leave it behind with a good campaign.
Estevão, from Palmeiras: The 18 -year -old striker, like Mastantuono, is one of the largest talents in his country. He has won four calls for the main national team of Brazil and has 13 goals and 12 assists in the Brazilian Championship. He got a transfer to Chelsea after the tournament, so this will be your last chance to leave your mark before going abroad. • Photo: @libertadoresbr / x
See ranking of greatest salaries of the Club World Cup (per year)
Messi (Inter Miami): US $ 135 million (about R $ 720 million)
MBAPPE (Real Madrid): US $ 90 million (about R $ 522 million)
Haaland (Manchester City): $ 62 million (about $ 343 million)
Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid): US $ 55 million (about R $ 304 million)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich): $ 39 million (about $ 216 million)
