News of leave

Lionel Messi's record-breaking club career to date – in numbers

13-08-2021 23:02 Argentine superstar shattered records during his spell in Catalonia...

Messi joins PSG with Barcelona legacy intact

11-08-2021 10:13 Even 34, Messi still has so much to offer his new club and country. But for Barcelona, the truth is their number 10 is irreplaceable – both on and off the field.

MESSI MOVES TO PARIS

PSG confirm signing of Lionel Messi on initial two-year contract

10-08-2021 18:05 Argentine superstar signs two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, with the option of an additional year.

MESSI MOVES TO PSG

Argentines celebrate 'new stage' in Messi's career ahead of PSG move

10-08-2021 17:56 Argentina reacted with joy and pride as Lionel Messi arrived in France on Tuesday ahead of his move to Paris Saint-Germain.

MESSI'S NEXT MOVE

Money no obstacle for PSG as they reunite Messi with Neymar

10-08-2021 13:41 Modern football is now dominated by a narrow elite financed by mega-rich owners, state wealth in the case of Qatar-backed Paris Saint-Germain and Abu Dhabi's Manchester City.

LAST TANGO IN PARIS

Messi arrives in Paris to complete PSG move

10-08-2021 12:24 Lionel Messi lands in Paris, with the 34-year-old Argentine superstar set to be unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Wednesday.

LAST TANGO IN PARIS?

France waits impatiently for Messi as PSG close in on deal

09-08-2021 15:28 Paris is expected to be Messi's next destination after his tearful departure from Barcelona, the club he has represented throughout the 17 years of his glittering professional career.

MESSI'S NEXT MOVE

Departing Messi to give press conference Sunday, says Barcelona

07-08-2021 10:03 Lionel Messi will take questions from the press at noon (1000 GMT, 6am Buenos Aires), Barcelona confirm in a statement. They will be his first public comments since his departure was announced.

WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI?

Last tango in Paris? PSG hot favourites to sign free agent Messi

07-08-2021 08:13 Paris Saint-Germain now the strong favourites to seal Argentine star's signature; French side have reportedly agreed deal in principle and want to unveil Messi on Tuesday at the Eiffel Tower.

SPANISH FOOTBALL

Barça gives up Messi’s star power to try fixing its finances

07-08-2021 08:04 Widely regarded as the best player of his generation, Lionel Messi couldn’t make FC Barcelona’s balance sheet a winner.

SPANISH FOOTBALL

Can Barcelona and La Liga afford not to keep Messi?

06-08-2021 16:32 Not so long ago the very best players in the world played in Spain. Gradually, though, things have changed.

MESSI'S NEXT MOVE

Barcelona simply cannot afford to keep Messi, says club president

06-08-2021 13:08 Messi's Barcelona career has come to an end because cash-strapped Spanish club cannot afford to keep the superstar, club president Joan Laporta confirms.

WHERE NEXT FOR LEO?

'Absolutely not': Guardiola quashes talk of Messi move

06-08-2021 12:29 Pep Guardiola has ruled out a Manchester City move for Lionel Messi, increasing the chances that Argentine star will end up in Paris.

ARGENTINE SUPERSTAR

Messi's 20-year Barcelona career ends; Scramble for signature begins

06-08-2021 01:52 Speculation rages over Argentine superstar’s next destination as scramble for signature begins: Manchester, Paris, MLS – or is it just a bluff by Barcelona?

END OF AN ERA

The long goodbye: Barça say adios to Messi, the boy who signed on a napkin

05-08-2021 17:39 Barcelona have insisted in the past they had plans for coping with Messi's retirement, whenever it came, but the truth is their number 10 is irreplaceable – on the field as well as off.

BARCELONA PRESDENT

Bartomeu resigns as Barcelona president, says club in for Euro Super League

27-10-2020 18:17 Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned as Barcelona president on Tuesday, along with his board of directors, and left with a bombshell admission that he had accepted a proposal for the club to play in "a future European Super League."

SPANISH FOOTBALL

Lionel Messi says it’s time for Barcelona to unite

30-09-2020 14:09 Lionel Messi wants to put his dispute with Barcelona behind him and called for the club and its fans to unite.

Argentine superstar

Lionel Messi confirms in interview he will stay at Barcelona

04-09-2020 13:39 Messi confirms he will stay at Barcelona, insisting he could never go to court against "the club of his life" and letting rip at Club President Josep Maria Bartomeu.

RALLY IN ROSARIO

Newell’s Old Boys fans dream of an unlikely Messi homecoming

28-08-2020 00:17 Messi’s surprise decision to leave Barcelona has sparked unlikely dreams among the residents of Rosario that he may return to play to Argentina to play with Newell’s Old Boys.

MESSI: END OF AN ERA

Top European clubs circle as Messi calls time at Barcelona

26-08-2020 09:14 Lawyers for Argentine star sends club a fax confirming Messi's desire to rescind his contract by triggering a release clause, sending shockwaves throughout the world of football.

ARGENTINE SUPERSTAR

From Ballon d'Or to abject humiliation: why Messi seeks pastures new

26-08-2020 09:08 Barcelona have insisted in the past they had plans for coping with Messi's retirement, whenever it came, but the truth is their number 10 is irreplaceable.