Barcelona
New era to bring hope but no quick fix for Barcelona and Messi
Among the fans, the biggest hope will be change at the top brings a change of heart for Lionel Messi.
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Uefa reiterates 'strong opposition' to European Super League
The notion of a splinter league for the continent's high rollers first surfaced through a series of leaked emails and documents in November 2018 claiming that a host of Europe's biggest clubs were working on plans for a 16-team Super League to kick-off as early as 2021.
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Bartomeu resigns as Barcelona president, drops European Super League bombshell
Bartomeu's departure comes following mounting pressure from fans and his public falling out with Lionel Messi.
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Ronaldo still positive for coronavirus before Barcelona game
Portuguese TVI reported that Ronaldo "has once against tested positive for Covid-19" following a swab carried out by Juventus.
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'Worst time to resign' says under-fire Barca president
Bartomeu faces a vote of no confidence after turbulent times at the Camp Nou, not least the standoff with club legend Lionel Messi who was blocked from leaving this summer.
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Real Madrid bounce back with rousing 3-1 win over Barca
Madrid's win earns them a six-point lead over the Catalans in the table, albeit having played one game more.
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Defiant Zidane urges Real Madrid to come out fighting against Barcelona
Madrid and their coach head to Camp Nou under pressure after consecutive defeats to Cadiz in La Liga and Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
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Messi v Ronaldo in Champions League group stage, Man Utd to face PSG
The two heavyweights were drawn in Group G along with Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine and Ferencvaros, the Hungarian club returning to the group stage for the first time in quarter of a century.
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'Nothing surprises me anymore,' says Messi lamenting Suarez departure
Messi tried to force his exit from Barcelona but finally accepted that he would have to see out the final year of his contract. Meanwhile, two of his closest friends on the team, Suarez and the Chilean Arturo Vidal have left.
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Atletico Madrid announce signing of Luis Suarez from Barcelona
Since joining Barca from Liverpool in 2014, Luis Suarez has won a host of trophies, including the 2015 Champions League and four Liga titles.
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Barcelona's Vidal joins Inter for €1 million
After joining in 2018, Vidal played 96 games for the Catalans and scored 11 goals, helping them win La Liga in his first year in Spain.
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Messi joins exclusive club of sporting billionaires
Forbes said that in 2020 Messi was the best paid footballer in the world with an income of $126 million from his Barca salary ($92 million for the 2020/2021 season) and $34 million from sponsors and other sources.
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La Liga would have survived without Messi, says Tebas
La Liga had previously intervened in the dispute by announcing Lionel Messi's €700-million release clause still applied, a statement later rejected by Messi's agent and father Jorge.
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Messi confirms staying at Barcelona but rages at president
But he launched a stinging attack on Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu, whom he accused of going back on an agreement to let him leave for free at the end of last season.
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Messi unlikely to change mind on Barca exit, says presidential candidate
Messi rocked Barcelona last month when his lawyers told the club he wanted to activate a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave for free before the 2020-21 season.
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Champions Real Madrid kick off La Liga title defence at Real Sociedad
Real play at Sociedad one week after the scheduled kick off of the new campaign because teams that participated in the last stages of the Champions League and Europa League have been given additional time off.
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Messi contract is valid, says La Liga, after he fails to attend medical
The six-times world player of the year insists he has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave on a free transfer — a claim disputed by Barcelona and now by La Liga.
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Barcelona hold their breath as Messi weighs up pre-season return
Barca's greatest ever player is due at the Ciutat Esportiva on Sunday morning for coronavirus tests, which must be taken and passed if he is to join Ronald Koeman's first pre-season session on Monday.
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Messi to sign for Liverpool? No chance, says Klopp
Lionel Messi stunned world soccer earlier this week when he expressed his desire to leave Barcelona after nearly two decades with the Catalan club.
