As Barcelona prepares to return to their iconic Camp Nou for the 2025-26 season, speculation is mounting about a highly unusual event that could make headlines across world soccer.

Lionel Messi's departure was inauspicious timing for La Liga, Spain’s top soccer league, which is set to begin an eight-year, $1.4 billion partnership with ESPN this season.

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Lionel Messi celebrated breaking La Liga's all-time goals record in style, scoring a hat trick. LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images. Still only 27 years of age, ...

Lionel Messi and the other footballing superstars of La Liga have been given the all-clear to take to the field again in the second week of June, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez announced ...

There is no question that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two greatest players currently plying their trade in La Liga (if not the world). They are the best players on the best teams ...

Although the gifted teenage winger has eschewed comparisons to all-time Barca great Lionel Messi, he has followed in the ...

But La Liga said as recently as last week that there would be no exceptions, no special rules to keep him in Spain. “Of course we want Messi to stay,” said Tebas, La Liga’s chief executive.

La Liga recommences June 11 following its suspension due to Covid-19, opening with the Seville derby while Barcelona and Real Madrid vye for the title.

With Messi in this XI, they would stroll to the La Liga trophy. Pit this side against Messi plus 10 others, however, and the title race would likely go down to the wire.