Messi withdraws from Turkish charity match following attempted coup

The Barcelona striker has withdrawn from Samuel Eto’o’s World Stars vs Turkey Stars charity match due to the volatile situation in the country Lionel Messi has cancelled a scheduled flight to Turkey on Saturday after the country was the subject of an attempted military coup. The Barcelona striker was due to take part in former teammate Samuel Eto’o’s benefit match in Antalya along with a host of other stars. Messi was set to be joined by Roma icon Francesco Totti as well as a number of Barcelona players past and present, including Diego Maradona, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol, Eric Abidal, and Deco.

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