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Just over six months since the last fuss over Messi's future, questions arose again. After that "benching," he missed an open training session. When he began to follow Chelsea players on Instagram, rumors of a move to the London club went into overdrive. It was suggested his relationship with Luis Enrique was at a breaking point.

However, with the help of Xavi , the coach and Messi reconciled. Messi appeared on Barca TV to deny rumours of a Chelsea move, branding the links as "lies" and telling the media to "stop throwing s In the season after losing the World Cup final to Germany, Messi got a small measure of revenge vs.

Bayern Munich, humiliating two of Germany's players from that tournament en route to his third Champions League title. First he turned Jerome Boateng one of the world's top centre-backs at the time into a meme by making the defender fall over his own feet, before arcing a chipped finish over the helpless Manuel Neuer in goal.

Another cup final, another hall of fame goal -- this time against Athletic Bilbao in 's Copa del Rey. Barcelona had won La Liga and were on their way to completing yet another Treble when they dismantled Athletic, coached by future Barca manager Ernesto Valverde, Messi's 20th-minute opener was the highlight: He picked up the ball just inside the Athletic half on the right and toyed with three defenders before cutting inside and finishing at the near post.

After two years of finishing runner-up in the Ballon d'Or voting to Ronaldo, Messi claimed his fifth crown in The coach with whom he'd been feuding, Luis Enrique, won Manager of the Year. Setbacks can happen. The magic fades, the hero wanes, the supporting cast stumbles, or falters.

For Messi and Barcelona, some notable humiliations started to show their and his vulnerabilities as other superteams Manchester City, PSG emerged as rivals. Having won the Treble the previous season, Messi firmly states he wants to finish his career at Camp Nou. It's always my response. I want to finish my career at home and my home is Barcelona. Football changes so much. A year ago, we were all getting criticised and we ended up winning nearly everything. My intention is to terminate my career where it started, in Barcelona.

In , Messi and his father are found guilty of tax evasion. They were sentenced to 21 months in jail -- although sentences under two years in these types of crimes are suspended in Spain. Club president Josep Maria Bartomeu tells ESPN in September that Messi has a "contract for life" as the club begins to prepare an extension to his deal expiring in However, both are also keen to point out that if he ever decided to leave Barca, they'd be waiting at the front of the queue.

Those who do not see that are blind. Messi's th Barcelona goal couldn't have been timed any better, a 92nd-minute winner to deliver a Clasico win over Real Madrid. The stage was perfect, too, a packed Bernabeu bearing witness to Messi's brilliance once again as well as to what followed. Neymar was the star on the night, scoring twice in the final three minutes and providing the crucial cross for the winning goal, but Messi was just as instrumental as the Spanish giants rallied from a first-leg defeat in Paris to win on aggregate and advance to the quarterfinals.

However, he did not officially sign it until November , four months later. Messi and Antonela marry in June at a big ceremony in Rosario, Argentina, shortly after Messi turns In October , plans were revealed for a Messi theme park in China, which was due to open in before the coronavirus pandemic. The park, in Nanjing, is a "homage to Messi and to football" and plans to use robotic attractions and virtual reality to help take fans even closer to the Barca star.

The biggest sign of Barcelona's powers fading would come in the Champions League; one season after their own comeback vs. Messi's last European crown was in ; he hasn't come close since. The notoriously shy Messi was forced into a more vocal leadership role when he took the Barcelona captaincy from the departing Andres Iniesta.

Messi had found the net twice at the Benito Villamarin -- with Barca up against Real Betis in March, -- when he scored the goal that would see him secure his seventh nomination for FIFA's Puskas Award for goal of the year, receiving the ball from Ivan Rakitic just inside the Betis box and casually lifting it, with his first touch, over goalkeeper Pau Lopez.

The fact that Messi has never won the prize is a bizarre quirk of his incredible career. Messi revealed in that he considered leaving Barcelona and moving overseas when he was being investigated by the Spanish tax authorities back in Not because I wanted to leave Barca, but because I wanted to leave Spain. I felt I was being mistreated and I didn't want to spend much time there.

Cirque du Soleil's new production based on Messi's career, "Messi10," begins two-month run in October. In , Messi won a record sixth Ballon d'Or. Of course, he can't relax, as Cristiano Ronaldo is right behind him on five.

No other men's player has ever won more than three. For the second season running, Barca threw away a three-goal, first-leg lead in Europe's top competition. This time, they were beaten by Liverpool at Anfield in the semifinal just days after winning La Liga. The defeat still hurts Barca to this day, the pain magnified a few weeks later when they suffered a surprise defeat to Valencia in the Copa del Rey.

A Treble had been snatched from Ernesto Valverde's side to the point that not even the league title -- Messi's 10th at Barcelona -- felt like a consolation. The result led to the sacking of coach Quique Setien and was the final game for some of Messi's closest friends in the squad, like Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal, as the club decided profound changes were needed following years of stagnation.

On Aug. Messi notified them of his decision via burofax, a form of certified mail used in Spain for official documents. The club responded to Messi via the same service saying they want him to finish his career at the club.

The following week, on Sept. The soccer world celebrated the life and mourned the death of Argentina icon Diego Maradona on Nov. Messi's first goal after Maradona's death came on Dec. The goal itself was insignificant -- Barca won -- but he paid homage by lifting his shirt in the celebration to reveal the kit of Newell's Old Boys, the Argentine club where both he and Maradona played. Pedri pass, Messi flick, goal: the flourish against Real Valladolid on Dec.

In January , Spanish newspaper El Mundo published a copy of Messi 's Barcelona contract, claiming the figures confirm the star player's deal is the biggest in sports history. El Mundo suggested the contract had "ruined" Barca financially, but Barca president Joan Laporta has said Messi's wages were justified because he generates around a third of the club's revenue. His contract expired at the end of June, and Messi faced a seismic decision: renew and remain at Barcelona, or follow through on what he tried to do last summer and leave.

Fresh off winning the Copa America with Argentina -- his first trophy at the senior international level -- it looked as though he was going to sign a new deal After some time off following victory in the Copa America and news earlier in the summer that they'd loosely agreed to a new contract, everyone expected Thursday, Aug.

LaLiga clubs must comply with a spending limit, which includes money spent on salaries and signings. To register Messi's new contract, Barcelona needed to reduce their wage bill or bring in a significant amount of money in transfers. Neither happened. Given this situation, Messi will not continue his relationship with Barcelona.

Both parties lament deeply that the desires of the player and the club cannot be met. Barca would like to wholeheartedly thank the player for his contribution to the growth of the institution and wish him the best in his personal and professional life.

Also, his tally of six Ballons d'Or, the prize given to the best player each year, is a record. Having arrived in the French capital early on Tuesday, Aug. I know how talented the squad and the coaching staff hare here. I am determined to help build something special for the club and the fans. ESPN 0 0 0. Messi at Barcelona: The Ultimate History.

The cost of greatness. The club wastes no time with their new star. If you want Messi, it will cost you. Another new contract. Another bump. The first whispers of leaving the club. The release clause increases. Messi wants out Over half a billion dollars. Related Stories Messi, Barcelona and the napkin: Oral history of his transfer, 20 years later. Messi No. Maradona will be remembered as soccer's ultimate flawed genius. A Madrid win and they would be six points ahead, the title out of sight for the Catalans.

Messi was going into the game looking as beleaguered as his team, too. But the rhetoric was defiant. What Messi had done before is probably more accurate. But Madrid had a plan to stop him, one they made very obvious very early on. Inside the opening 20 minutes, Messi had been on the receiving end of a wild scissor challenge from behind from Casemiro and an elbow — well disguised, but on second viewing quite probably deliberate — from Marcelo. As a result, he had added a bloodied mouth to his black eye and started to look more like a boxer trudging through the 12th round of a gruelling fight than the twinkle-toed footballer that we are so used to viewing.

Seven minutes later, Real Madrid took the lead through Casemiro, a scrappy goal from close range in the second phase after a corner.

But remember what we said about Messi bouncing up like one of those wooden toys? Physically, he had a piece of tissue between his teeth, soaking up the blood. Metaphorically, the bit was there. He dropped deep and to the left, picked up the ball, played it to Sergio Busquets, who passed it on to Ivan Rakitic. Rakitic returned it to Messi, who skipped past Luka Modric, then Dani Carvajal and slotted the ball gently but perfectly past a helpless Keylor Navas.

One each. The game became wild, end-to-end. Both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo missed chances that, for them, were sitters. Then, finally, the breakthrough for Barca. Seventy-two minutes in, Rakitic shifted the ball from right foot to left and rifled it into the top corner.

Seventy-six minutes in, Sergio Ramos went in two-footed and at full pelt on Messi and was shown a red. Messi was floored once more, but surely the game was done. Only a quarter of an hour to go, a goal and a man to the good. But this is El Clasico. Somehow, Real Madrid rallied. Marcelo crossed, James Rodriguez — the anti-Messi in a sense, a man as brittle as a biscuit — met it at the near post and Los Blancos were level.

And it almost got worse. Madrid pressed for the winner, hoping for an improbable victory to all but seal the title. Then, with 33 seconds left on the clock, Barcelona won throw-in in their own half. It looked innocuous. But Madrid, in their frenzy, had lost shape and solidity.