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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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Messi fires Argentina to WC qualifying win over Ecuador
The 33-year-old great has been in open conflict with his club but it had no detrimental effect on his form as his 13th-minute penalty was the difference in a tight encounter.
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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 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.
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'Dear Lionel': Australian team tries to entice Messi Down Under
Writing a "Dear Lionel" letter after news Messi wanted to quit his long association with Barcelona, Adelaide United Director Ian Smith cited his state's "brilliant" schools, tourist attractions and world-class wines as reasons the Argentine should head Down Under.
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Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona, where is he going?
According to an ESPN report, Man City coach Pep Guardiola and Messi spoke on the phone last week to discuss the possibility of him making a move there.
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Messi tells Barca he wishes to leave - club source
The club source said Messi, who has spent his entire career at Barca, informed the club about his desire to leave by sending a burofax, a service used in Spain to urgently dispatch a document that requires proof to third parties.
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Messi's toughest task as Barcelona face up to Bayern Munich
The only surviving former winners of European club football's greatest prize, with five titles each, meet in a heavyweight Champions League quarter-final behind closed doors at the Estadio da Luz.
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Messi scores twice as Barca finish with five-goal rout over Alaves
Lionel Messi should claim a record seventh La Liga golden boot after scoring twice in a 5-0 win over Alaves on Sunday.
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'We have an obligation to re-sign Messi' says Barcelona president
The president said he was happy with the direction of the club and maintained he had been right to replace Ernesto Valverde in January.
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Messi will finish career at Barca says club president
The 33-year-old Messi, who signed his last contract in 2017, has become more outspoken against the club’s hierarchy in the last year.
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Messi doubts reflect chaos at Barcelona
Messi's contract is due to expire next year and the Argentinian has reportedly stopped talks due to frustrations with the direction of the club.
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Messi, Guardiola donate $1.08 million each to coronavirus battle
Argentina international Messi’s donation will be split between Hospital Clinic in Barcelona and another medical centre in his home country, according to a report in Marca.
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Hamilton, Messi share men's Laureus award
South Africa, who won the 2019 Ruguby World Cup, were named team of the year, beating Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool and the US women's football team.
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Messi demands Abidal name names after dressing room criticism
Sporting director Eric Abidal said that under recently-fired coach Ernesto Valverde many players had been unhappy, hadn't worked hard enough nor communicated properly.
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Messi gives new Barca coach Setien debut win
The Argentine struck the only goal in the 76th minute, firing into the bottom corner to complete a well-crafted team move shortly after the visitors had defender German Sanchez sent off.
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Saudi uses sports 'soft power' as lever of influence
Saudi Arabia is seeking to use glitzy sporting extravaganzas as an instrument of soft power in its push for regional supremacy as well as to project a moderate image of a country long seen as an exporter of jihadist ideology.
