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If Messi was Brazilian he'd have won the World Cup already – Roberto Carlos

The Barcelona forward will be going in search of global glory again with Argentina this summer, with a Real Madrid icon among the interested observers

Lionel Messi will be hoping to end his international woes with Argentina this summer, with Roberto Carlos rubbing salt into the wounds of a Barcelona icon by pointing out that if he was Brazilian “he would be a world champion” by now.

A man who has collected a remarkable haul of club honours at Camp Nou, along with five Ballons d’Or, is still waiting on a first senior success with his country.