LIONEL MESSI NEWS

Beckham's Miami or Vegas, baby: How Lionel Messi could end up in the US eventually There are two competing plans for moving Messi to the US - and if he wants to come, MLS will make it happen

AUGUST 7, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

How many hat-tricks has Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona? Which opponent has he scored the most hat-tricks against? ' Goal.com Did you know that Messi has scored the most hat-tricks in the history of La Liga?

AUGUST 7, 2021 • GOAL.COM

Lionel Messi set for a shocking exit from Barcelona

The sight of Messi posing in a new uniform will send the soccer world into a frenzy, Martin Rogers writes.

AUGUST 6, 2021

Mazatlan could sign Messi and Ronaldo, claims president ' Goal.com Mazatlan president Ricardo Salinas Pliego says Liga MX side could sign both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

AUGUST 6, 2021 • GOAL.COM

Lionel Messi to PSG: Latest on the biggest impending signing of the Euro summer transfer window Paris Saint-Germain didn't waste any time after it was announced that Lionel Messi wasn't returning to FC Barcelona. The French club looks t...

AUGUST 6, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Man City manager: Signing Messi 'not in our thoughts'

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has poured cold water on the idea of a reunion with Lionel Messi

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Barcelona tries to stay optimistic going into post-Messi era

Barcelona remains confident it will keep succeeding in the post-Lionel Messi era despite losing its best player and being mired by financial difficulties

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Barcelona president: Keeping Messi was a 'risky' investment

Barcelona President Joan Laporta says keeping Lionel Messi would be risky and not even the greatest player in the world was worth jeopardizing the club’s future

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thursday Sports in Brief SOCCER MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi’s time at Barcelona appears to be over.

AUGUST 6, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Lionel Messi negotiations are 'over' says club president Joan Laporta Barcelona president Joan Laporta has blamed La Liga’s financial fair play rules for the club’s inability to sign Lionel Messi to a new contr...

AUGUST 6, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Socccer Star Lionel Messi Is Leaving FC Barcelon After 17 Seasons Messi will depart less than a month after making a verbal agreement on a five-year deal, the club said in a statement. What's next for one o...

AUGUST 6, 2021 • NPR.ORG

AP Source: PSG explores Messi signing; Pochettino in contact

Barcelona’s announcement that Lionel Messi would be leaving the club set Paris Saint-Germain scrambling to figure out if it could sign the most desired free agent in soccer history

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLS notebook: Secondary transfer window closes (sorry, no Lionel Messi); new team tops power rankings MLS teams got busy on secondary transfer window deadline day (sorry, but no Lionel Messi). Rising USMNT star Gianluca Busio is headed to Ser...

AUGUST 6, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Why did Lionel Messi leave Barcelona? Explaining what happened between Messi and La Liga club With everyone expecting Lionel Messi's contract signing with FC Barcelona to be a foregone conclusion, news dropped that he would not be ret...

AUGUST 6, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Explained: Barcelona say Lionel Messi is leaving, but is this really the end? Barcelona say Messi will be leaving because of La Liga's strict financial rules. Here's how it got to this point and what might happen next

AUGUST 5, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

What went into Lionel Messi's exit from Barcelona? And what does his future hold?

Doug McIntyre examines the nuances behind Lionel Messi's stunning exit from Barcelona, along with what could happen next.

AUGUST 5, 2021

Madrid, Barcelona oppose Spanish league's $3BN funding plan

Real Madrid and Barcelona say they are against the Spanish league’s deal with a investment fund that secured $3.2 billion in funding to help its clubs

AUGUST 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lionel Messi is leaving FC Barcelona, Spanish soccer club says Barcelona cited “economic and structural obstacles” in trying to close the deal.

AUGUST 5, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Lionel Messi leaving FC Barcelona due to 'league regulations' One of the best players of his generation is leaving his longtime club.

AUGUST 5, 2021 • MASSLIVE.COM

Barcelona says Messi will not stay with the club MADRID — Lionel Messi’s time at Barcelona appears to be over. Barcelona announced Thursday that Messi will not stay with the club, saying th...

AUGUST 5, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

FC Barcelona confirm Lionel Messi will not return to La Liga club due to league regulations Club legend Lionel Messi will not be returning to FC Barcelona after 21 years because of what the club calls

AUGUST 5, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Lionel Messi's top 10 goals for Barcelona

Lionel Messi scored a club record 672 goals in his 17 seasons with Barcelona

AUGUST 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lionel Messi unable to remain at FC Barcelona, ending legendary two-decade run

The Lionel Messi era at Barcelona is over after the team announced contract talks fell apart due to league regulations.

AUGUST 5, 2021

A timeline of Lionel Messi's career at Barcelona

Lionel Messi’s incredible 17-season career at Barcelona appears to have come to an end

AUGUST 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Will Lionel Messi really leave FC Barcelona? FC Barcelona says Lionel Messi is out. Is this true?

AUGUST 5, 2021 • DESERET.COM