Mexico's Rafael Márquez set for fifth World Cup after drug trafficking denial
- Thirty-nine year-old in El Tri’s preliminary squad for Russia 2018
- Former Barcelona defender was named in US Treasury investigation
Rafael Márquez’s long and eventful career could contain one more twist after he was named in Mexico’s preliminary squad for next month’s World Cup.
The former Barcelona defender is considered one of the finest players in Mexican history but it appeared his international career had ended after he was named in an US Treasury investigation into drug trafficking in August 2017. The last of his 143 caps for Mexico came in the 2017 Confederations Cup, just before news of the investigation emerged.
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