MESSI SHOCKED BARCELONA WITH HIS RECENT STATEMENT! Lionel completely forgot about Barça?!
Messi surprised Barcelona by calling Paris «home»
PSG website
PSG forward Lionel Messi said after receiving the 7th Ballon d’Or:
“It’s a lot of happiness. It’s true that it’s a very very special prize, for everything it represents, for everything that led me to victory today, I’m thinking in particular of my career with the Argentine Selection. I am very happy. This is my first year with the Paris Saint-Germain jersey, for me it’s a great honour. It’s something special and totally different to win this award here, at home, in the city where I live. Before, this had never happened to me because I was playing in Barcelona, so what I’m experiencing today is something extremely special, ”Messi stated.
Needless to say, these words of La Pulga actually hurt some fans of Barcelona, who did not expect to hear the word “home” in the context of Paris and PSG … Well, it seems Lionel quickly got used to the new realities!
COACH DIED DURING THE FOOTBALL MATCH! HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED! MESSI again failed to score for PSG!
Egyptian coach died while celebrating his team’s goal
A great tragedy happened after the match of the second division of the Egyptian championship between Al Majd and Al Zarqa.
In the 93rd minute, the home team’s player managed to drive the ball into the net, snatching a late victory for his team, and this moment was followed by an emotional celebration from their coach Adham El-Selhedar.
The Al Majd’s coach was too emotional celebrating the success and that caused him to have a heart attack. The specialist lost consciousness and fell at the side of the pitch. The club’s doctors gave him first aid, and then put the coach in an ambulance, which was supposed to take him to the hospital. However, the coach died on the way to the clinic.
The Al-Majd board declared six days of mourning. Our sympathies to the bereaved family. Rest in peace…
Messi’s interview to France Football: key points
Lionel Messi gave an interview to France Football after winning his 7th Ballon d’Or. We have selected for you all the most interesting points:
On Neymar and his gesture:
“Neymar has a number ten shirt. I just came to a new team. And this was an incredible gesture on his part when he offered me this number. I was expecting this because I know Neymar. We played for Barcelona together and became friends. I decided that it would be fair if Neymar kept it. Therefore, I chose another number that I like,” Messi said.
On Cristiano Ronaldo:
“I always wanted to surpass myself and didn’t look at the others. Cristiano and I have been competing in the same league for years. It was wonderful and it helped us grow and develop our careers. But we didn’t look at each other. I just wanted to progress to become the best, but I had no desire to surpass someone else,” Lionel admitted.
On whether he considers himself the best in history:
“I never said that I was the best in history. I didn’t even try to get close to this thought. The fact that I’m called one of the best in history is already more than enough. After all, I could not even imagine such a thing. This does not interest me, because it doesn’t matter whether you are considered the best or not. And I never wanted to be one,” the Argentinian gave a surprising answer.
BARCELONA SAVED?! THAT’S WHO WILL HELP BARCA BUY HAALAND! Blaugranas have found the perfect solution
Raiola set three conditions for Barcelona to buy Haaland
Televisió de Catalunya
Mino Raiola, the agent of Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, has made three demands on Barcelona, which are interested in signing the Norwegian at the summer transfer window.
According to the journalist of Televisio de Catalunya Albert Lesan, Raiola and Haaland are interested not only in the financial aspect of the deal, but also in the gaming one.
First of all, the Norwegian must become a key player in the project of Xavi Hernandez.
Secondly, Erling should be given the 9th number, under which Memphis Depay is performing.
Thirdly, Barcelona must return to the Champions League. In case the Catalans do not guarantee themselves participation in the main European tournament at the end of the season, Raiola and his client will immediately stop any further negotiations’ attempts.
We are to recall that the blaugranas are currently in 8th place in the La Liga table after 17 Matchweeks.
Barcelona negotiates with crypto markets
Mundo Deportivo
However, there is still another way out through sponsorship agreements! As it became known to Mundo DeportIvo, Barcelona entered into negotiations with two cryptocurrency markets – Binance and FTX.
Another option is to renew the contract with the current title sponsor, the Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten.
The club’s contract with the company expires in the summer of 2022 and the parties cannot yet reach a compromise in the negotiations. Barça now receives 30 million euros a year from Rakuten and wants to increase its income to 60 million. The Japanese haven’t yet agreed to the new conditions.
