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Lionel Messi's Contract Reportedly Worth $673 Million, Most Expensive for Athlete in Any Sport
The Spanish daily said it had access to the document Messi signed with the Catalan club in 2017, which included fixed incomes and variables that could reach nearly 138 million euros ($167 million) each season.
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Messi Will Stay With Barcelona Despite Wanting to Leave
Lionel Messi says he will stay with Barcelona for the upcoming season
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Messi Tells Barca He Wants to Leave, Signaling End of Era
Lionel Messi’s spectacular career with the Catalan club could be coming to an abrupt end
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Rapinoe, Messi Win Ballon d'Or Awards
After becoming the first six-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi said he’s far from finished. “I hope to continue for a long time,” Messi said on Monday in Paris from behind a row of the trophies which honor the world’s best soccer player. “I realize that I am very lucky, even if, one day, retirement will come....
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Rapinoe, Messi Win Ballon d'Or Awards
After becoming the first six-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi said he’s far from finished. “I hope to continue for a long time,” Messi said on Monday in Paris from behind a row of the trophies which honor the world’s best soccer player.
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Spanish Prosecutors File Tax Evasion Charges Against Shakira
Spanish prosecutors have charged pop music star Shakira with tax evasion, alleging she failed to pay more than 14.5 million euros ($16.3 million) between 2012 and 2014. The Colombian singer denied the charges. The charges published Friday allege that Shakira listed the Bahamas as her official residence for tax purposes during those years but was in fact living in Spain...
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How Much Do You Know About the FIFA World Cup? Take Our Quiz to Find Out!
The FIFA World Cup is the world’s most watched sporting event and right around the corner. We have put together a quiz to determine how much you know about the tournament’s history and the teams competing.
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Barcelona Sends Signed Jersey to Hero Stoneman Student Anthony Borges
Barcelona says it has sent a signed team jersey to the student who was credited with saving the lives of at least 20 other students during a school shooting in the United States two weeks ago.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Wins 5th Award for Soccer's Best Player, Tying Messi for Record
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or award as soccer’s best player of the year for a record-equaling fifth time, moving him level with Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
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Honoring Victims of Attacks, Barcelona Wins League Opener
Wearing shirts honoring victims of the recent attacks in Spain, Barcelona opened its Spanish league season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Real Betis on Sunday....
Players had the word “Barcelona” instead of their names on the back of their shirts, and the Catalan hashtag “TOTSSOMBARCELONA” (We are all Barcelona) was on display around the Camp Nou stadium. The message was... -
Manhunt For Suspects in Spain Terrorism Attacks
Terrorism attacks in Spain left 14 people dead from two car rammings in Barcelona and Cambrils. A house explosion in Alcanar was also believed to be linked to the car attacks.
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Brazilian Soccer Star Neymar Shatters World Record With $262 Million Move From Barcelona
Brazil star Neymar has cleared the way for him to join Paris Saint-Germain by paying a 222 million euro ($262 million) buyout clause Thursday that frees him from his contract with Barcelona.
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Messi Marrying Childhood Sweetheart in Argentina Hometown
Lionel Messi and his childhood sweetheart headed to the altar Friday night in his hometown for a wedding ceremony attended by some of the biggest names in soccer....
About 250 guests were expected at the marriage of Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo at a luxury hotel. They included Barcelona teammates Neymar, Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique, who will be joined by his... -
Cristiano Ronaldo Accused of Tax Fraud by Spanish State Prosecutor
A Spanish state prosecutor accused Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding Spain’s tax office of 14.7 million euros ($16.5 million) in unpaid taxes on Tuesday. In a statement, Madrid’s regional state prosecutor accused Ronaldo of four accounts of tax fraud from 2011-14. It said the Portugal forward “took advantage of a business structure created in 2010 to hide from...
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Lionel Messi Loses Supreme Court Appeal Over Tax-Fraud Conviction
Lionel Messi has lost his Supreme Court appeal over a tax-fraud conviction in Spain.
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FIFA Bans Lionel Messi for 4 World Cup Qualifying Games
Lionel Messi has been banned from Argentina’s next four World Cup qualifiers, starting with Tuesday’s game in Bolivia.
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Bolivia Suspends Airline After Deadly Crash in Colombia
The Bolivian Civil Aviation Authority is indefinitely suspending permission for LaMia airline to operate following the deadly crash of one its charter planes in Colombia. Officials made the announcement Thursday, and not provide additional details. The LaMia charter flight crashed while approaching Medellin, Colombia, killing all but six of the 77 people on board, including members of Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer...
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Pilot Told Colombia Controllers ‘No Fuel' Before Crash
The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel before crashing into the Andes, according to a leaked recording of the final minutes of the doomed flight. In the sometimes chaotic audiotape from the air traffic tower, the pilot of the British-built jet could be heard repeatedly requesting...