WATCH: Sergio Perez puts himself as a ‘striker’ while naming football legends Lionel Messi and Neymar on his 5-a-side team

Sergio Perez has been an ardent fan of football for a long time.

WATCH: Sergio Perez puts himself as a ‘striker’ while naming football legends Lionel Messi and Neymar on his 5-a-side team

Lionel Messi, Sergio Perez and Neymar Jr. (IMAGO, Instagram/Red Bull, screenshot)

Red Bull Racing driver, Sergio Perez has named his pick of the best 5-a-side football team in the world. Perez has also hilariously placed himself as the striker leading the world squad with the lights of Lionel Messi and Neymar around him to win the esteemed Copa America trophy.

Segio Perez is of Mexican origin and has been an avid supporter of football since an early age. With the onset of the Copa America, the 34-year-old has named some of the best talents around the world to win the trophy as a legendary five-a-side team.

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Perez named Mexican goalkeeper Luis Malagon, Brazilian duo Neymar Jr. and Vinicius Jr., and legendary football icon, Lionel Messi as four of the starting five in his team. As mentioned earlier, the Mexican driver also put himself as the striker on the team, claiming that they would win all the Copa America games in a dominating fashion.

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Reporter: If you had to choose a position to play football, what would you choose. 
Perez: A Striker.
Reporter: So, if you had to win the Copa games who would you position around you? 
Perez: Malagon, Messi, will also go for Vinicius and Neymar.
Sergio Perez responded in a video via Red Bull

Sergio Perez is currently in a struggling position in F1 for Red Bull, having scored only 111 points in ten races for the team. Perez is now on a hunt for wins and podiums to compensate for the points lost, as he expects a better performance in the upcoming race in Austria.

Christian Horner speaks on the importance of Sergio Perez in Red Bull

Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner has spoken on the importance of requiring Sergio Perez to be in form for the betterment of the team. Perez has been one of the weak links this season and is currently far behind Max Verstappen in the championship.

Sergio Perez and Christian Horner (via IMAGO)
Sergio Perez and Christian Horner (via IMAGO)
We need Checo [Perez] in the mix. He knows that and the team know that. If he's on the back end of the top eight, you lose strategic options, whether you split your strategies and so on. Checo in the first four or five races this year was fantastic. We just need to get him back into that headspace.
Christian Horner via formula1

Christian Horner said that Perez was in fine form for the first five races of the season, which helped Red Bull score points handsomely. Horner further asserted that the Mexican is required to get into the same headspace as he was in during the start of the season to put back the woes of the past races and flourish going forward.

Perez signed a contract extension with Red Bull earlier this season, which keeps him on the team until the end of 2026. However, if the 34-year-old fails to deliver expected results, he is susceptible to being replaced mid-way through his contract, which is an anomaly that the six-time race winner will be looking to avoid.

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