Biggest stars missing on international duty due to injuries
The top leagues face their first and last international break in 2025 ahead of what is set up to be a thrilling end to the 2024/25 campaign. With just months remaining until the champions from each country are crowned, fitness concerns to several stars could compromise teams' run to the finish line.
Furthermore, it could jeopardise national teams' chances of progressing in their respective competitions throughout these two weeks of international action. Between World Cup qualifiers and Nations League fixtures coming up, here are the biggest stars missing due to injuries.
For the purpose of this list, only players that suffered injures around the time of these March internationals have been considered.
Biggest stars missing on international duty due to injuries:
Lionel Messi (Argentina and Inter Miami)
Neymar (Brazil and Santos)
Florian Wirtz (Germany and Bayer Leverkusen)
Cole Palmer (England and Chelsea)
Marcus Thuram (France and Inter Milan)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (England and Liverpool)
Paulo Dybala (Argentina and Roma)
Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands and Liverpool)
Lautaro Martinez (Argentina and Inter Milan)
Mateo Retegui (Italy and Atalanta)
Marc Casado (Spain and Barcelona)
Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands and Inter Milan)
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LaLiga
Serie A
Bundesliga
Premier League
WC Qual. Europe
S. America WC Qual.
Atalanta
Barcelona
Chelsea
UEFA Nations League
Inter
Roma
Santos FC
B. Leverkusen
Alemania
Inglaterra
Francia
Italia
Países Bajos
Argentina
Brasil
Liverpool
España
L. Messi
Neymar
Inter Miami
Paulo Dybala
Marcus Thuram
Alexander-Arnold
D. Dumfries
Lautaro Martínez
R. Gravenberch
Mateo Retegui
Cole Palmer
Florian Wirtz
Marc Casadó
