*LIONEL MESSI IS ONE OF THE WORLDS FOOTBALL BIGGEST NAMES AND IS NOW LEAVING BARCELONA FC!*
*Argentinian Lionel Messi long illustrious history with BARCELONA FC has Successfully Come to an end, as Messi has left the Club* *after 21 years with them!*
*Lionel Messi has been out of Contract since June 2021 and BARCELONA FC cannot afford to keep him.*
*110% of BARCELONA’s Revenue will be Spent on Salaries, if BARCELONA FC is to keep Lionel Messi.*
*Lionel Messi in a farewell PRESS CONFERENCE, Started Crying, even before saying anything!*
*He said that in the last few days, he was thinking of what to say at the PRESS CONFERENCE, but Couldn’t!*
*Lionel Messi who joined BARCELONA FC as a 13yesrs Old Boy in year 2000, said it is really difficult for him, after so many years, being there in* *BARCELONA, his entire life, to leave.*
*Hundreds of BARCELONA FC FANS, Wearing his number 10 Jersey, gathered Outside the BARCELONA NOU CAMP* *STADIUM during the PRESS CONFERENCE.*
*Everybody had thought that there would have been a last minute move to keep Messi.*
*The 34yesrs Old BARCELONA Top Scorer with 682 goals during his 21years career at BARCELONA FC, Topped FORBES LIST for the highest* *PAID FOOTBALLER in year 2020.*
*BARCELONA FC President Joan Laporta said that they couldn’t renew Messi Contract due to LA LIGA RULES!*
*LA LIGA had Set a fixed “SALARY CAP” to ensure that Football follows what it called a “FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY”!*
*LA LIGA is the Top Division in Spanish Professional football League System.*
*The “SALARY CAP” sets the Maximum amount a Club can Spend on Players, Coaches and Trainers.*
*LA LIGA President Javier Telas says BARCELONA FC had to wave $235 Million of their “SALARY CAP”!*
*BARCELONA FC President Joan Laporta asked his Players last year to take Salary Cuts.*
*The BARCELONA President Laporta had blamed his Predecessor-in-, Office for the Clubs “AWFUL FINANCES”!*
*He blamed the Clubs losses on Over-Paying of Players last year.*
*Football Clubs make most of their Profits from BROADCAST RIGHTS, MERCHANDISE AND TICKETS.*
*The average Salary of Top Players has risen by more than 200% in the past 20years!*
*English Premier League (EPL) BROADCAST RIGHTS Sold for nearly $7 BILLION last year, as against $280 Million in the 1990’s.*
*Analysts asks if Football has become that expensive to run?*
*Lionel Messi who is the most sought after FREE AGENT, is likely heading to French Ligue 1 Club PSG.*
*Observers are of the opinion that BARCELONA FC backed down rather too quickly on Lionel Messi.*
*BARCELONA FC Players are the best Paid at $9.8 Million a year.*
*Except for the U-17, Lionel Messi has played against NIGERIA at every other level.*
*He Scored the Two goals (Both Via Penalty), in the 2-1 defeat of the Flying Eagles at the Netherlands 2005 U-20 FIFA WORLD CUP Final.*
*Messi also played at the 2008 Olympics Men football final game 1-0 defeat of the DREAM TEAM EAGLES, Courtesy of a goal by Di* *Maria.*
*At the 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP Group Match 3-2 defeat of the SUPER EAGLES, with him scoring two of the three goals.*
*And at the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP Group Match 2-1 defeat of the SUPER EAGLES, with Messi scoring the first Goal.*
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