Lionel Messi did his thing with all the coaches he had throughout his career at Barcelona from 2004 to 2021. Therefore, with Ernesto Valverde it was not the exception, but another rule to stand ...

The events leading to Joan Laporta’s decision not to renew Lionel Messi’s contract at Barcelona back in the summer of 2021 unfolded over a series of complex developments. These events ...

In August 2021, Lionel Messi’s sudden departure from Barcelona shook the soccer world ... Laporta saw this as a way to renew Messi’s contract, which had expired on June 30, 2021, and began negotiating ...