{"id":13252,"date":"2022-01-02T12:12:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T12:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/breaking-psg-superstar-lionel-messi-tests-positive-for-covid"},"modified":"2022-01-02T13:45:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T13:45:25","slug":"breaking-psg-superstar-lionel-messi-tests-positive-for-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/breaking-psg-superstar-lionel-messi-tests-positive-for-covid","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: PSG superstar Lionel Messi tests positive for COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain have announced that Lionel Messi has tested positive for coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Messi is one of four PSG players to have tested positive for the virus with the likes of Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala on the list.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The 4 players that tested positive for Covid-19 are Leo Messi, Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala. 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