Superstar Footballers Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr Could Star in New Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Video Game

• Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr are used to being featured in FIFA video games but never in another video game genre
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II will be released at the end of October 2022 and could feature professional footballers
• A Call of Duty gamer recently leaked information that suggested a few footballers could star in the new game in the series

Lionel Messi and Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior are great at shooting at goal, but how are they with guns?

That’s a question that gamers may soon find out if recent leaks prove to be true.

As noted by First Sportz, Neymar and Messi could feature in the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II game.

A member of the Call of Duty community recently tweeted that Messi and Neymar, along with other footballers, would be added as operators in the new Modern Warfare game.

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It’s unclear if the players will feature as part of a special crossover event with the FIFA franchise or not.

What are operators in Call of Duty?

Call of Duty Fandom explains that operators are the playable characters that feature within the Call of Duty games.

Operators can be found in Modern Warfare, Warzone, Black Ops Cold War, Vanguard, and Modern Warfare II multiplayer, co-op and Zombies modes.

Currently, there are 12 named operators in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

When will Modern Warfare 2 be released?

Developers have confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II will be released on October 28. It is a direct sequel to the 2019 reboot of Modern Warfare I and is the nineteenth instalment in the Call of Duty series.

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In other sports video games news, FC Barcelona star Alexia Putellas has emerged as the highest-rated player of FIFA 23, seeing off competition from male counterparts Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Alexia's rating may come as a surprise to many avid gamers and football fanatics, but owing to her awe-inspiring performance with Barcelona last term, she deserves her spot at the top.

The 28-year-old Spaniard captained Barca to a domestic treble, claiming the Spanish League for the third season in a row, Sports Brief earlier reported.