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Barcelona wish Messi good luck in 'league with fewer demands'
  + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
June 7 (Reuters) - Barcelona wished Lionel Messi good luck after the Argentina great expressed his desire to join Major League Soccer's Inter Miami on Wednesday, despite receiving a "proposal" to return to his former club. "Barcelona president (Joan) Laporta understood and respected Messi's decision to want to compete in a league with fewer demands, further away from the spotlight and the pressure he has been subject to in recent years," the LaLiga side said. The club added that Laporta and Jorge Messi, Messi's father, agreed to work together to promote a proper tribute from fans to honour the 35-year-old. Messi was linked with a move to Saudi Arabia as well as with a return to Barcelona after playing his final game for Paris St Germain over the weekend. "If Barcelona didn't work out, I wanted to leave Europe, get out of the spotlight and think more about my family," Messi said on Wednesday.
Persons: Lionel Messi, Joan, Laporta, Jorge Messi, Messi's, Messi, Paris St Germain, Janina Nuno Rios, Toby Davis Organizations: Major League Soccer's Inter Miami, Barcelona, Paris St, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Argentina, America, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Spanish, Europe, Mexico
Should the deal be finalized, Messi’s signing would be the biggest coup for M.L.S. That deal shifted perceptions of the league’s quality, and its ambitions, around the world; capturing Messi would, if anything, deliver even more attention to the league in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup. Messi admitted, in his interview, that Miami had — perhaps — not been his first choice of destination as his contract at his most recent team, Paris St.-Germain, ran down. He “obviously really wanted to return,” he said, and had discussed the idea with both Xavi Hernández, the club’s manager, and Joan Laporta, its president. Ultimately, though, Barcelona’s financial turmoil forced his hand.
Persons: Beckham, Messi, Germain, , , Hernández, Joan Laporta Organizations: Barcelona Locations: Miami, Paris St, Barcelona, Catalonia, Europe, Argentina
CNN —Lionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge Messi, says his son’s preferred move would be a return to Barcelona during the summer transfer window. Messi’s time at the club ended acrimoniously after PSG suspended him for taking an unauthorized trip abroad, with the Argentine later apologizing. Barça legendNow a move back to the club where Messi turned from schoolboy to sporting legend is on the cards. Under new coach and club legend Xavi, Barcelona this year won its first La Liga title in four years. Lionel Messi's father says his son's preferred move is back to Barcelona.
Persons: Lionel Messi’s, Jorge Messi, Messi, Germain, Jorge, ” Jorge, ” Messi, Xavi, Lionel Messi's, ” Xavi, , Joan Laporta, he’s, , Leo, There’s Organizations: CNN, Paris Saint, PSG, Ligue, Reuters, Saudi, Barcelona, Argentine, League, acrimoniously, Camp, La Liga Locations: Barcelona, Parc des, Al, Hilal, Argentine
Argentina's Messi keen on rejoining Barcelona, says father
  + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
June 5 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi, who last week played his last game for Paris St Germain, is open to making a return to LaLiga side Barcelona, the Argentine forward's father said on Monday. Barca were forced to let their talisman leave in 2021 because his high wages coupled with strict LaLiga financial rules could have jeopardised the club's future. We are confident that Leo can come back," Messi's father Jorge said in an interview with Twitch channel Jijantes FC. The United States' Major League Soccer club Inter Miami have also been touted as a possible destination for Messi. Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Lionel Messi, Paris St Germain, Barca, Messi, Ronald Araujo, Gavi, Joan Laporta, Leo, Messi's, Jorge, Al Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Aadi Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Paris St, PSG, Barca, Jijantes FC, Messi, Ligue, French, Reuters, Al, Real Madrid, United, Major League Soccer, Inter Miami, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Argentine, Nou, Argentina, Qatar, Saudi Arabian, Hilal, Saudi Arabia, United States, Nashik, India
CNN —After helping Paris Saint-Germain win its 11th Ligue 1 title at the weekend, Lionel Messi has some thinking to do. While Messi struggled with injury during his first season in Paris, he still managed to show flashes of his brilliance. Earlier this year, Messi’s long-term rival Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Saudi club Al Nassr for an eye-watering sum of money, perhaps paving the way for other superstars to follow suit. “I think money is always a factor in human decision making,” Mora y Araujo said, amid reports Saudi club Al Hilal was targeting Messi’s signature. Despite an array of world class talent, PSG has failed to win the Champions League with Messi.
“All it took was for the government to change,” said Alessia Crocini, an activist with LGBT group Rainbow Families. “The climate that has been created over the last few months is really like a witch hunt.”Salvatore Laporta/IPA/Zuma
Such has been the Blaugrana’s dominance this season, Xavi’s side clinched the trophy with four games still remaining and his iteration will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest defensive teams in La Liga history. With only 13 goals conceded so far this season, Xavi’s Barcelona is set to obliterate that record. “Not only for me, but for the club and for all Barcelona fans it’s very important to win La Liga,” Barça striker Robert Lewandowski told CNN Sport ahead of the match against Espanyol. I think the first round [of fixtures] was very important, we proved that we can think about winning La Liga. Barcelona fans celebrate Sunday's La Liga success -- the club's first league title since the 2018-19 season.
May 2 (Reuters) - Barcelona director of football Mateu Alemany has decided to leave the LaLiga team at the end of the season, a year before his contract officially runs out, the club said on Tuesday. Barca added that Alemany had agreed to complete the first team's transfer business in the close season despite formally arranging to leaving the club on July 1. The 60-year-old will depart to begin a new unspecified professional project after two years in the job. Runaway LaLiga leaders Barcelona have 82 points from 33 matches and extended their lead over second-placed Real Madrid to 14 points on Tuesday with a 1-0 home win over Osasuna. Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
CNN —The Vesuvius national park authority in Naples, Italy, has announced it will be closing access to the live volcano on Saturday, ahead of Napoli’s potential title-winning game on Sunday. Should Lazio drop points against Inter Milan in an earlier kickoff on Sunday, the Italian side could win its first Italian league title in 33 years with victory against Salernitana. Authorities became concerned after reports emerged of plans to use blue smoke bombs and industrial strength fireworks inside the crater, which has been described as a “fragile and intrinsically dangerous place.”The volcano overlooks the city. Supporters burn flares next to a mock grave for a coffin in Naples adorned with the scarves of rival teams Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan. “Vesuvius crater is a fragile and intrinsically dangerous place.”The press release went on to say the Vesuvius police municipalities and the Carabinieri military police would provide a “massive garrison” to protect the entrances and access.
More than eight weeks after the scandal emerged, FCB President Joan Laporta went out to bat for the Catalan club on Monday. General view of Estadio Santiago Bernabeu prior to the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Getafe CF on April 09, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. But Laporta finished by saying that Real Madrid is “a club considered the team of the regime,” a reference to the club’s reported historic ties with Franco during his fascist dictatorship. “We are talking about a club [Real] that has historically close ties to political, financial and sporting power,” Laporta said. In total, Real won 14 league titles to Barcelona’s eight under Franco, while the Blaugrana won nine Copas del Generalísimo to Real Madrid’s six.
A landslide on the Italian island of Ischia has reportedly left 1 dead and at least 12 missing. Officials said some people are likely buried under mud from the landslide. Inclement weather made it difficult for rescuers to get to the island as rescue efforts continue. The landslide swept buildings, cars, and buses into the sea on the island of Ischia at the port of Casamicciola, rendering some streets impassable, according to The Associated Press. People remove mud from a house after heavy rainfall triggered landslides that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing, in Casamicciola, on the southern Italian island of Ischia, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.
Nov 15 (Reuters) - Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Tuesday that the club may not be able to sign players in the January transfer window due to LaLiga's financial fair play rules. "But despite that, according to the rules of financial fair play of the Spanish league, we can not sign. Barcelona recorded a profit of 98 million euros for the 2021-22 financial year, it said in September. read moreTo offset losses and comply with LaLiga's financial fair play rules, the club sold 25% of their domestic television rights and a 49% stake in Barca Studios for more than 700 million euros. He insisted, however, that the financial fair play "should be harmonised" in all European leagues "because there are inequalities in this regard".
CNN —Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has announced his retirement from football, saying Saturday’s game against Almería will be his last. The defender played 615 games – including 396 in the Spanish league and 126 in the Champions League – with Barcelona, winning eight La Liga title and the Champions League three times. This season, Piqué has fallen down the pecking order as Barcelona attempt to transition to a new era, meaning he’s found his playing time limited. Outside of football, Piqué became the owner of Andorran club, FC Andorra, in 2018. Last season, the club – which plays in the Spanish league system – was promoted to the second tier of Spanish football for the first time in its history.
Earlier this month, the president of FC Barcelona stood before the club’s members and made a momentous announcement. After two years of relentless turmoil, Joan Laporta said, “Together we have saved the club.”The process of climbing out from more than $1.4 billion of debt had been brutal, but through a series of commercial maneuvers that included renaming Barça’s historic stadium, the club had just about steadied itself. As long as it could count on the lavish prize money and television payments from playing in the Champions League, everything would be fine.
CNN —Barcelona talked a lot about “economic levers” as the Catalan club looks to improve its finances, but it won’t be able to use the Champions League pulley anymore after exiting at the competition’s group stage for the second consecutive season. Rubbing salt into the wound, Barca was then thumped 3-0 by Bayern, who have now beaten the La Liga side in their previous six meetings. In that run of losses Barca has conceded 22 goals to Bayern and has only scored four – none in their last four matches. Having qualified for the Champions League knockout stages in 17 consecutive seasons, Barca has now failed to make it out of the group stage for two seasons in a row. Despite exiting the Champions League, Xavi still seemingly has the backing of the board.
Protecting NATO's southern flankAn Italian soldier stands guard at NATO's Joint Force Command in Naples in March 2011. MARIO LAPORTA/AFP via Getty ImagesWhile often overshadowed by Europe's other major military powers, Italy is an important part of NATO's defense posture. Russian navy ship Veliky Ustyug at Russia's base in Tartus, Syria in September 2019. US Navy/MCS3 Crayton AgnewItaly's air force and navy both operate the F-35B, the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing version of the F-35. Italian navy and air force F-35s have already operated together aboard Cavour.
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesLeo Messi poate rămâne liber de contract la miezul nopții! FC Barcelona, cursă contracronometruLionel Messi (34 de ani) a intrat în ultima zi de contract cu FC Barcelona, iar fanii catalani stau cu sufletul la gură așteptând un anunț oficial din partea clubului. Dacă pe parcursul acestei zile nu se va anunța nimic, Messi va rămâne liber de contract începând cu miezul nopții, adică de la 1 iulie. Messi a fost la un pas să plece de la FC Barcelona și în 2020, când a trimis un fax clubului prin care a cerut să fie lăsat liber. Clubul nu a acceptat acest lucru, iar Messi a rămas pe Camp Nou pentru ultimul an de contract.
Persons: Leo Messi, Lionel Messi, Messi, argentinianul, Joan Laporta, . Messi Organizations: FC Barcelona, America, ., Nou Locations: Spania
Starul semnează săptămâna viitoare până în 2023Lionel Messi rămâne la Barcelona, anunţă jurnalistul italian, Fabrizio Romano. ”Contractul dintre Messi şi Barcelona va fi prelungit” a anunţat Fabrizio Romano, celebrul ”guru” al transferurilor de pe Twitter. Astfel, Joan Laporta se asigură că dă cea mai importantă lovitură a verii pentru Barcelona. Dorit de Manchester City şi Paris Saint Germain şi atras cu salarii uriaşe, Messi va rămâne astfel la clubul unde a devenit legendă. Messi a câştigat şase Baloane de Aur în tricoul Barcelonei, un record all-time în ceea ce priveşte distincţia oferită de France Football.
Persons: Joan Laporta, Lionel Messi, anunţă, Fabrizio Romano, Messi, catalanilor, Leo Messi, Paris Saint Germain Organizations: Barcelonei, Manchester City, blaugrana, France Football Locations: Barcelona, Paris Saint, Masia
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesArgentinienii anunță ce decizie a luat Leo Messi în privința prelungirii contractului cu BarcelonaConform presei argentiniene, citată de cotidianul AS, Leo Messi și-ar fi dat acordul pentru a semna prelungirea contractului cu Barcelona. Președintele Joan Laporta declarase că este aproape de a parafa o nouă înțelegere cu starul argentinian, aflat acum cu naționala la Copa America. Însă Messi a acceptat să continue doar pentru un an, asta pentru ca salariul lui să corespundă bugetului actual și plafonului financiar impuse de La Liga pentru cluburile cu datorii mari. Pentru anul viitor ar exista un gentleman agreement între el și Laporta. Președintele grupării blaugrana poate respira ușurat, deoarece atunci când se va oficializa psemnarea noului contract, va putea semna contracte de sponsorizare mult mai avantajoase.
Persons: Leo Messi, Președintele Joan Laporta, Messi Organizations: AS, Copa America, Liga, Nou Locations: Barcelona
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesPlanul ireal al lui Laporta: Messi și Ronaldo, împreună la Barcelona! Juan Laporta vrea să redreseze, din punct de vedere financiar, clubul catalan, iar pentru asta s-a gândit la o adevărată lovitură de marketing: Cristiano Ronaldo la Barcelona! Barcelona ar putea trimite la Torino doi jucători de care oricum vrea să scape pentru a mai reduce din cheltuielile clubului. Chiar dacă mutarea ar implica niște costuri substanțiale, pentru că Ronaldo are pretenții salariale apropiate de cele ale lui Messi, catalanii au ajuns la concluzia că veniturile clubului ar putea fi dublate dacă Messi și Ronaldo ar juca în aceeași echipă. Bianconerii pregătesc întăriri în această vară, dar campania de transferuri depinde și de eventuala plecare a lui Cristiano Ronaldo.
Persons: Messi, Ronaldo, Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia, Emerson, Juan Laporta, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann, Philippe Coutinho, Laporta, Bianconerii, Juve Organizations: Barcelona !, Emerson Royal, Barcelona ! Portughezul, Real Madrid, Juventus Torino, Barcelona, AS, Barcelonei, Liga, Juventus, Sky Sport Italia Locations: Barcelona, Memphis Depay, catalan, Torino, Italia
Laporta, mutare-bombă: Zidane l-a vrut cu disperareJoan Laporta a dat startul revoluţiei din noul mandat de la FC Barcelona. Unul dintre numele de pe lista lui Laporta e o surpriză, un transfer-bombă, la care şeful catalanilor lucrează în secret. Diario Gol scrie că Joan Laporta lucrează în continuare la perfecţionarea lotului şi mai vrea încă nu mai puţin de patru jucători. ", a anunţat Joan Laporta într-un interviu acordat La Vanguardia. Potrivit sursei citate, Joan Laporta vrea să profite de interesul lui United pentru Dembele, care rămâne şi el fără contract în 2022, şi să-l utilizeze ca monedă de schimb.
Persons: Zidane, Joan Laporta, Sergio aguero, Eric Garcia, Emerson, Paul Pogba, Pogba Organizations: Barcelona, FC Barcelona, Nou, Manchester United, Trafford, United, Old, Europa League, Ligii Angliei Locations: Memphis, Barcelona, Vanguardia, Old Trafford, Europa
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesPep Guardiola s-a întâlnit cu Joan Laporta! Ce mutări au pus la calePep Guardiola, tehnicianul celor de la Manchester City, a luat parte la un turneu de golf în Palma de Mallorca, unde s-a întâlnit cu președintele celor de la FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta. Gerard Romero, unul dintre jurnaliștii de la RAC 1, a anunțat că Guardiola și Laporta au profitat de această ocazie pentru a vorbi despre perioada de transferuri. De asemenea, numele lui Raheem Sterling a fost menționat de curând ca o posibilitate pentru gruparea catalană. Cu toate acestea, relația bună dintre tehnicianul spaniol și președintele Barcelonei, Joan Laporta, ar putea deschide o portiță.
Persons: Pep Guardiola, Joan Laporta, Guardiola, Gerard Romero, Laporta, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Dembele, Raheem Sterling, Sterling Organizations: Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Aymeric Locations: Palma de Mallorca, City, Barcelona, Manchester, Raheem, Barcelonei
Surprize mariPotrivit presei spaniole, Ronald Koeman a transmis preşedintelui Joan Laporta o ”listă neagră” pe care se află 10 jucători. Ronald Koeman i-a înaintat preşedintelui Joan Laporta o listă de 10 jucători pe care nu va conta la reunirea echipei, anunţă Diario Gol. Cotidianul Sport anunţă că FC Barcelona va negocia cu Manchester City transferul lui Aymeric Laporte. Debutant în naţionala Spaniei în amicalul cu Portugalia, Aymeric Laporte ar putea reveni în La Liga. Fundaşul francez cu origini basce este dorit de FC Barcelona, anunţă cotidianul catalan Sport.
Persons: Ronald Koeman, Joan Laporta, Samuel Umtiti, Philippe Coutinho, Martin Braithwaite, Antoine Griezmann, Sergio Aguero, Aymeric, Guardiola Organizations: Memphis Depay, FC Barcelona, Manchester City, Liga, catalan Sport Locations: Barcelona, Memphis, Spaniei, amicalul, Portugalia
Sursa foto: uefa.comLovitură pentru UEFA! Ce notificare a primit din partea Ministerului de Justiție din Elveția în privința Super LigiiCele trei cluburi care nu s-au dezis de proiectul Super Ligii, Real Madrid, Barcelona și Juventus, pot respira ușurate - UEFA și FIFA nu ar avea dreptul de a le impune sancțiuni. Florentino Perez, Joan Laporta și Andrea Agnelli au refuzat până acum să semneze documentul prin care erau de acord să respecte deciziile UEFA, fapt care a atras deschiderea unei anchete disciplinare. Însă inițiatorii Super Ligii și-au luat măsuri de siguranță și au depus un act la Tribunalul Comercial din Madrid prin care invocă articolul 101 din Tratatul Uniunii Europene. Aleksander Ceferin, cel care a înfierat proiectul Super Ligii, a recunoscut că forul pe care-l conduce a primit notificarea, precizând că experții juridici se vor pronunța curând.
Persons: Spaniolii, Florentino Perez, Joan Laporta, Andrea Agnelli, Aleksander Ceferin Organizations: UEFA, Ministerului, Justiție, Real Madrid, Juventus, FIFA, Ministerul, Uniunii Europene Locations: Elveția, Barcelona, Madrid, Europa
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesUltimatum pentru un star de la Barcelona: "Semnează prelungirea sau pleacă!". Catalanii suspectează un plan secretOusmane Dembele (24 de ani) ar putea părăsi FC Barcelona în această vară, după ce starul francez, cumpărat pentru 135 de milioane de euro, a amânat în mai multe rânduri prelungirea contractului. Atacantul mai are contract cu Barcelona până în iunie 2022, iar clubul i-a făcut o propunere de prelungire a înțelegerii. Fie semnează prelungirea contractului, fie pleacă în această vară, cu un an înainte de expirarea înțelegerii. O posibilă destinație a lui Dembele este Juventus, club bănuit de Barcelona că se află în spatele "pactului secret" cu Dembele.
Persons: Joan Laporta, Ousmane, Dembele, Francezul, Ronald Koeman Organizations: FC Barcelona, Laporta, EURO, Juventus, Borussia Locations: Barcelona, Dembele, Borussia Dortmund
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