Lionel Messi

Argentine superstar agrees to join French giants on two-year deal after leaving Barcelona

Manager says nothing can happen without Tottenham’s agreement, Argentine star not in club’s sights

Barcelona captain thanks Argentine superstar for ‘everything you did for the club’

Argentine superstar’s departure is a hammer blow to financial stability and prestige of Catalan club, Spanish league

Argentine holding the Copa America trophy has become the most liked sports photo, surpassing a record 20 million likes

Midfielder Di Maria scores to propel team to 1-0 win over hosts Brazil in final

Former Barcelona teammates will lead Argentina, Brazil respectively with eyes on silverware

Keeper saves three penalties in shootout to help team beat Colombia 3-2 in semi-finals

Striker scores one goal, creates two to help team beat Ecuador 3-0 in Copa quarter-finals

The legendary attacker produced two goals and an assist against Bolivia in his 148th national team appearance

Midfielder scores only goal of the game as Messi and co go joint top of Group A with Chile

Barcelona president says he cannot guarantee future of coach Koeman

Barca are third on 74 points with four games remaining, level with second-placed Real; two behind leaders Atletico

Argentine is out of contract for the Catalans on 30 June with City, PSG considered the front-runners for his signature

For the first time in 16 years, Messi and Ronaldo have failed to make it to the final eight of the Champions League

Spaniard, who was Barca president between 2003 and 2010, won a resounding 54.28% of total votes

Former President was detained in a probe related to allegations of improper management and business corruption

Argentine has 15 goals in last 14 La Liga appearances and also scored 12 in Barca's last 12 league trips to Sevilla

Argentine is expected to wait until the season end to decide his future, with the French club and City interested

Argentine has been free to negotiate with rival clubs since last month as his contract with Barcelona expires in June

Argentine scored his fastest league goal as a substitute as his strike 136 seconds inspired 3-2 victory over Betis

Argentine can leave for free when his contract expires in June, with Man City and Paris Saint-Germain both interested

Former teammates Neymar and Di Maria said they wished to play alongside the Argentine again

Laporta and Font both promised they would do everything to keep the Argentine great at Camp Nou

Argentine star scores superb free-kick to help team beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1

35-year-old's career tally includes goals for four top-flight clubs and Portugal with his closest rival being Messi

The process is unusual in that it analyses technical skills and positioning during matches

The win took the Catalans into third in the standings on 31 points, seven behind leaders Atletico Madrid

Off the field unity was harder to find as threats of breakaways, superleagues caused rancour

Argentine striker hints he could end up playing in Major League Soccer towards end of his career

Barca statement says ankle treatment will keep Argentine out of their midweek La Liga match with Eibar

Barca star’s comments likely to fuel speculation the pair could reunite at Manchester City

Argentine scores 644th goal for Barca to surpass Brazil legend’s feat and help his team win 3-0 against Valladolid

Barcelona star likens absence of spectators in stadiums to training sessions

Argentine forward scores 643rd goal for Barca to tie Brazilian great's record of most goals for a single club

Barca assistant coach Unzue says Argentine striker’s self-demand to be the best is stressful for others

Between them the pair have won the Ballon d'Or in 11 of the past 12 years

The two had not faced each other since the Portuguese swapped Real Madrid for Juventus in 2018

Alejandro's death came less than two weeks after the passing of Diego Maradona

Barca coach Koeman expresses irritation over interim president's remarks regarding selling club legend

Brazlians perhaps feels a reunion in Paris is more likely than his return to the Camp Nou

Argentine striker dedicates goal to late football legend in 4-0 win over Osasuna

Frenchmen's former agent Eric Olhats earlier said Messi's "reign of terror" had made life difficult for the forward

Coach said his side's strong position in Group G was behind him resting the Argentine and Frenkie De Jong

Argentine returned to the Catalans from international duty when he was accosted by reporters at the airport

Argentine can leave the club for free at the end of this season unless he pens a new contract before the end of June

Catalans have work to do in La Liga after collecting just seven points from their opening five matches

Turin side has won one and lost one in the UCL as Pirlo attempts to rebuild the side

Messi said last season his team were not good enough to win the competition and he was proven right

Catalan captain has not missed a single minute for his club since football resumed in June