Leo, enhorabona per la concessió del Premi Princesa d’Astúries dels Esports 2026, un merescut reconeixement a la teva trajectòria futbolística i humana. Amb el teu talent vas contribuir a fer encara més gran el FC Barcelona, el club de la teva vida, ahir, avui i sempre. Messi i Barça, Barça i Messi, una història d'èxit compartida de la qual ens en sentim profundament orgullosos tots els barcelonistes i que desitgem que sigui eterna.
Congratulations Leo Messi for the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports.
Richly deserved recognition for your outstanding talent, which has left a lasting impact both on and off the pitch, making you a benchmark in world football due to your excellence, commitment to sport and solidarity.
A highly successful career during which FC Barcelona was a key part of your life and story. An inseparable bond that forms part of the Club’s legacy and for which your involvement will always be a source of pride.
📸 @fpa
😭 Gerard Piqué on how much he hates Real Madrid.
“I have NEVER put on a white jersey in my life, not even as a joke! You know how players swap jerseys? I’ve worn shirts from every team, but NEVER a Real Madrid one!”
This is why you should be able to squat 150kg at least because what if a baby elephant wants to ride your back and you don't have enough strength to pick it up. Couldn't be me.
Trent was getting GOAT RB shouts at your club btw…
The problem with watching the sport like this is it’s utterly nonsensical, and it largely only comes from one side. The Prem fans.
There are countless example of players dominating English football, then coming to Spain and looking completely clueless.
What does that prove? That football is an incredibly nuanced sport. And if your basis of assessment is as reductive as “he did well in league a, but didn’t in league b, so league b must be better!”, you don’t get the sport.
> monitored and helped keep Kushina’s weakening Nine-tail's seal stable while she gave birth in a remote, barrier-protected location.
> instantly snatched newborn Naruto from Obito (who had killed the midwives and taken the baby hostage) and spotted the explosive tags planted on him.
> used the FTG technique to teleport himself and Naruto to a safehouse before the tags could detonate.
> teleported to Kushina (via the mark on her seal) just in time to rescue her from the extracted Nine-Tails that was about to kill her, then reunited her with Naruto at the safehouse.
> arrived at the Hokage Rock during the village attack and used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to redirect a Tailed Beast Ball fired by the Nine-Tails away from the village.
> escaped Obito’s Kamui warp attempt by teleporting away, then fought him one-on-one.
> timed a Flying Thunder God teleport with a thrown kunai to bypass Obito’s intangibility, hit him with a Rasengan, and branded him with a Flying Thunder God seal.
> teleported to the marked Obito and applied a Contract Seal, severing his Sharingan control over the Nine-Tails and forcing him to retreat.
> intercepted a later Tailed Beast Ball by summoning Gamabunta to pin the Nine-Tails, then teleported the beast to the distant safehouse (the farthest location he could reach).
> with Kushina restraining the Nine-Tails using her Adamantine Sealing Chains and a barrier, used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal (Reaper Death Seal) to split Kurama’s chakra and seal the Yin half into himself, sacrificing his life.
> sealed the Yang half into infant Naruto with the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, weaving in portions of his own and Kushina’s chakra (with intentional leaks and a failsafe so he could reinforce the seal later), and sent the key to Jiraiya via Gerotora.
> shielded Naruto with his body (alongside Kushina) when the Nine-Tails tried to kill the baby mid-sealing, and passed a final request to the Third Hokage about treating Naruto as a hero.
even more impressive is the fact that there was a possibility it was Madara who attacked the village but Minato didn't hesitate and went straight to action. This urgency is exactly why he's the only Shinobi with a "flee-on-sight" order.