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  • FILE: Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu smiles during the official presentation of new Dutch coach Ronald Koeman at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on August 19, 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    611 days ago
  • Argentina's Lionel Messi is pictured during the 2022 Fifa World Cup South American qualifier football match against Ecuador at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on 8 October 2020, amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    630 days ago
  • Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi reacts after winning the Ballon d'Or France Football 2019 trophy at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris on December 2, 2019. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    654 days ago
  • Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Picture: @FCBarcelona/Twitter

    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.

    661 days ago
  • Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. Picture: AFP

    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.

    664 days ago
  • Barcelona forward Lionel Messi reacts to a missed chance during the Uefa Champions League quarterfinal football match against Bayern Munich at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on 14 August 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    669 days ago
  • Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Picture: @FCBarcelona/Twitter

    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.

    670 days ago
  • Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Picture: @FCBarcelona/Twitter

    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.

    672 days ago
  • Barcelona forward Lionel Messi reacts to a missed chance during the Uefa Champions League quarterfinal football match against Bayern Munich at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on 14 August 2020. Picture: AFP

    '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.

    674 days ago
  • Barcelona's Argentinean forward Lionel Messi. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    674 days ago
  • Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Picture: @FCBarcelona/Twitter

    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.

    674 days ago
  • Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi looks on during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Granada FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on 19 January 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    687 days ago
  • Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi looks on during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Granada FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on 19 January 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    711 days ago
  • Barcelona FC's Lionel Messi. Picture: @FCBarcelona/Twitter.

    '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.

    724 days ago
  • Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi looks on during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Granada FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on 19 January 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    725 days ago
  • Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi looks on during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Granada FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on 19 January 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    727 days ago
  • Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Picture: @ManCity/Twitter

    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.

    828 days ago
  • Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton poses on the red carpet prior to the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Berlin on 17 February 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    864 days ago
  • Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi looks on during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Granada FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on 19 January 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    877 days ago
  • Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi looks on during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Granada FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on 19 January 2020. Picture: AFP

    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.

    893 days ago
  • Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Saud, president of Saudi Arabia's General Sports Authority, speaks during a press conference about the upcoming Dakar Saudi Arabia 2020 rally in Qiddiya, west of the capital Riyadh on 16 December 2019. Picture: AFP

    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.

    911 days ago
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