Pep Guardiola's managerial career has often been accompanied by criticism, with detractors attributing his early success to Lionel Messi's brilliance.
Lionel Messi may now reside in the United States, dazzling fans with Inter Miami, but his connection to Barcelona remains as strong as ever.
Barcelona and Spain superstar Lamine Yamal will wear Lionel Messi's old jersey number - number '19' - for the 2024/25 campaign.
Lionel Messi missed the target but Emiliano Martinez came to the rescue as Argentina survived a scare to beat Ecuador on penalties and book a place in the Copa America semi-finals.
Lionel Messi is optimistic that a leg injury he incurred during Argentina's 1-0 Copa America win over Chile is "nothing serious".
Argentina opened their defence of the Copa America with a 2-0 win over a battling Canada in Atlanta.