Messi buys a football club in Spain
Football legend Lionel Messi, still active with Inter Miami in the United States, has become the owner of Cornellà.
TL;DR
- Lionel Messi has become an owner of the Spanish fifth-division club Cornellà.
- This acquisition strengthens Messi's ties to Barcelona and his support for local Catalan talent.
- Cornellà, founded in its current form in 1951, previously played in Spain's third division.
- Notable players like Jordi Alba, David Raya, and Gerard Martín have passed through Cornellà.
- The club aims to enhance its sporting and institutional growth and structure through this new phase.