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
Real Madrid TV has to be one of the worst possible things to have been created in football.
They have the audacity to cry “Negreira League” when today’s Vinicius red card has absolutely nothing to do with Barcelona.
Vinicius was caught in 4K 1080p pulling someone’s hair violently. That’s the easiest red card in the book.
Real Madrid TV is a cancer to football.
Atletico Madrid just posted a tweet mocking Real Madrid after Fede Valverde returned to full team training.
For those who don’t know the story:
After the game against Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid announced that Valverde had suffered a Grade 3 injury, which typically requires 2 to 3 months of recovery.
However, just 2 weeks later, Valverde was already back in full team training.
Real Madrid tried to make the injury seem more serious, arguing that Valverde had suffered a strong challenge and that the Atletico Madrid player should have been sent off.
Atletico Madrid’s statement:
“We congratulate Real Madrid on continuing to make history by proving that 100% of the global medical community was wrong.”
LMAOOOO these guys are something else. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
You didn’t remember Negreira in your documentary, you actually said Barcelona played so good and unbeatable in your documentary.
You called Real Madrid out early this year and accused them of bribing referees when you were at Benfica.
But you arrived at Real Madrid and suddenly Negreira. Just do as your masters tell you Jose, we all know you have no honor, Don’t worry Negreira will also come and whoop your ass on the 25th .
🚨🎙️ LEO MESSI FULL SPEECH:
"I have nothing left to do but thank this shirt. For 20 years, even through the worst moments, I never stopped fighting, pushing forward, giving everything I had and wanting to be here.
"Not coming here anymore and no longer being with the Argentina National Team is going to hurt a lot. If it were up to me, I would love to be here for my entire life, because playing for Argentina is the most beautiful thing there is.
"I think I’m talking more than ever today because I simply don’t want this moment to end.
"But I think the time has come for me to retire. The last World Cup took a lot out of us after everything we went through. We arrived in the final with just enough left in us, but we fought until the very end, like we always did.
"We came very close to winning it again, and despite everything that was said about us, nothing strange happened. The match against England took a lot out of us because we gave absolutely everything.
"In 2022, we had the dream of fulfilling not only my dream, but the dream of an entire country: becoming world champions again. And we did it.
"We won the World Cup, the Copa América, the Finalissima… I’m incredibly grateful for everything I experienced with this National Team.
"But this journey wasn’t only about 2022 or this last World Cup. So many teammates fought alongside me for this shirt long before we finally became world champions. Never doubt how much every one of them fought and gave for Argentina.
"It was a privilege and an honor to share the pitch with all of my teammates and to share so much of our lives together away from football. Every time we stepped onto the pitch, I knew we could compete against anyone because I had warriors beside me who were willing to leave absolutely everything out there.
"To achieve the biggest things, you need a strong group. And it’s during the most difficult moments that you truly discover what kind of team you have. That’s one of the biggest reasons we were able to achieve everything we did.
"And especially to this group: THANK YOU. They helped me fulfill the dream I had since I was a child. They helped me become a world champion.
"I also want to thank the people. I was lucky enough to play in so many cities across Argentina, and everywhere I went, I received an incredible amount of love.
"Throughout all these years, wherever we played in the world, the stadiums were always full of Argentinians. No matter the match or the distance, people made an enormous effort to be there. We know how difficult that is. Wherever we went in the world, it felt like we were playing at home because we could always feel your support.
"And that support has to continue. Difficult moments will come, and those are the moments when you have to support the team more than ever. You need strong, united groups because there will always be people who want to see the National Team fail, and we can’t give them that satisfaction.
"Here, in this stadium, I experienced one of the happiest days of my life: our first match at home after becoming world champions. It was beautiful. And today might be one of the saddest because I’m standing here saying goodbye.
"I’m going to miss all of you so much, but I’ll always be on your side. I’ll be supporting these boys and everyone who comes after them.
"There are so many emotions going through me right now. I’m surely forgetting many things I would like to say because this is a very difficult moment for me. The first person who comes to my mind is my dad.
"I’m going to miss playing here so much. I love you all, and I’m proud to be Argentine.
"I leave grateful, proud and at peace. Thank you for everything.” 🇦🇷❤️