^ It's Fox Soccer.
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But really, I think that's a bit of a stretch. I can see them making an argument for doing so... but the ONLY reason it is even debatable is because Messi has been either injured or less 100% for the majority of the year. The Leo that played 2013 was not Leo at his best... it was a Leo limited by niggling injuries that he never REALLY, fully recovered from.
And even given that Leo wasn't at his best 2013, he was still one of the top 2 players in the world hands down. The stuff he did the first half of this calender year, the end of last season was nuts. The way he dragged Barcelona all the way to the champion's league semi finals, the Milan comeback etc.
I can't see many players that would warrant a start on the best XI over even an injured Messi.
Like I siad, it's Fox Soccer. lol