Joan Laporta - Lionel MessiFC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has spoken out in recent hours about his relationship with Lionel Messi. He took the opportunity to make a promise to the Catalan

While this newfangled competition—the inaugural edition of which was won by Argentina against Italy in June 2022—offers its own international merits, it will also serve as the first-ever competitive meeting between Lionel Messi and the player many have tipped to become his legendary heir, Lamine Yamal.

Lionel Messi has added another milestone and taken sole control of the Golden Boot presented by Audi race heading into Decision Day.

Less than 9 months for the kickoff of the competition, a Lionel Messi’s star teammate made a bold claim ahead of the 2026 World Cup: "Spain, France, and Argentina are candidates."

Messi, who had pushed to leave the club one year earlier only to be denied by the previous regime, conducted a tearful farewell press conference announcing his exit. It has now been revealed that the legendary forward was unimpressed with the board’s conduct at that time.

Kylian Mbappe has made a very good start to life at Real Madrid, whom he joined in the summer of 2024 from Paris Saint-Germain. However, he could have arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu much earlier,