Lionel Messi selects ten rising football stars for Adidas campaign

Lionel Messi has selected ten young football talents to feature in the third season of the Adidas campaign ‘Messi +10’. The initiative highlights emerging players from both men’s and women’s football who are viewed as the future of the sport.

The selected group includes: • Tomás Aranda (Argentina, Boca Juniors) • Gilberto Mora (Mexico, Tijuana) • Giovanna Waksman (Brazil, Lyon) • Max Dowman (England, Arsenal) • Can Uzun (Turkey, Eintracht Frankfurt) • Chloe Sarwie (England, Chelsea) • Jesús Rodríguez (Spain, Como 1907) • Kees Smit (Netherlands, AZ Alkmaar) • Zavier Gozo (USA, Crystal Palace) • Lotta Wrede (Germany, Hamburg)

The campaign features Messi presenting the players as ‘ten chapters that rewrite the future of the game’. Notable mentions include Mexican midfielder Gilberto Mora, who has attracted interest from major European clubs, and Brazilian attacker Giovanna Waksman, who plays for Olympique Lyonnais.