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It has been announced that Lionel Messi's time at Barcelona is over.  At 16 years, four months, and 23 days old, Messi made his first team debut when he came on in the 75th minute during a friendly against José Mourinho's Porto in November 2003. His career has been extraordinary. Let's take a look at some of his best moments.        April 18, 2007 Messi emulates fellow Diego Maradona with this amazing goal, ghosting through half of Getafe’s side while his teammates could only watch in awe. It was at this time when people started to talk about him being one of the world's best. How good is this goal? See Messi at his best by watching the video below. Some have argued that this is his best goal.  OTD in 2007 📅 Lionel Messi did his best Diego Maradona impression v Getafe 🐐 His best ever goal? 🤔 #FCB pic.twitter.com/vuiZgDmFPh — GiveMeSport Football (@GMS__Football) April 18, 2019 May 2, 2009  Messi scores twice in a 6-2 thrashing of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu i

It has been reported that Barcelona’s finances are in such a mess that they can’t even register new signings Memphis Depay, Eric Garcia, Sergio Aguero, and Emerson yet.  The same goes for Lionel Messi and his new two-year contract. More Barcelona news Barca apparently now need to cut the wage bill by €200 million to comply with a league salary cap and to be able to register the new signings. Many players have already left, but more departures are needed. The players that Barca are desperate to get rid of are Samuel Umtiti, Miralem Pjanic, and Philippe Coutinho. However, they are struggling to find any takers because of the wages involved. It is believed that they want to sell Antoine Griezmann, while stories persist that PSG and Manchester City being keen on Messi seem to be on the way back. Greater Manchester Football have already explored the possibility of Messi signing for Manchester City. Whatever happens over the next few weeks, next season could prove to be a difficult one for

Let's have another look at the latest confirmed transfers from around Europe. Before moving onto the rumours Memphis Depay to Barcelona. Confirmed Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Memphis Depay on a free transfer. Depay, who joined Lyon from Manchester United in 2017, will sign a two-year contract with the Barcelona. He will reunite with former Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman Ashley Young has returned to Aston Villa Only a few weeks after winning Serie A with Inter Milan, Ashley Young has announced that he will be returning to Aston Villa. Young previously played for Villa between 2007 and 2011 before signing for Manchester United ahead of the 2011/2021 season.  Ashley Young - I’m Coming Home pic.twitter.com/Mlt4UGt6HK — George (@BarronAVFC1) June 15, 2021 Fikayo Tomori joins AC Milan after successful loan spell Tomori joins Milan after they exercised the option to sign him permanently. This was part of his loan move from the Blues in January. The English defender o

With Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Manchester United instead of signing for Manchester City, Greater Manchester Football have taken a look at some of the most shocking transfers involving Manchester United and Manchester City.  We also explore some other controversial signings.  Carlos Tevez to Manchester City in 2009 This was a strange one. Tevez had spent the previous two seasons at Old Trafford, where he won the Premier League twice and the Champions League in 2008.  The Argentinian had claimed he was never offered a new contract at United. He was the latest signing to join the ongoing revolution across the city.  City announced the transfer with this cheeky poster. How good was Carlos Tevez at Manchester City? Click here to find more news from across Greater Manchester More Manchester City news can be found here Michael Owen to Manchester United in 2009 The former Liverpool striker  signed for United  in 2009 after being released by recently relegated Newcastle United. It was

The UEFA Europa Conference League is an upcoming football club competition run by UEFA for eligible European football teams. The competition will start at the beginning of the 2021/2022 season; it will primarily be contested by teams from the lower-ranked UEFA member associations. Before we go into more detail, the video offers one explanation. What Teams Will Qualify For The New Competition? The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams in the league path for each association: Nations ranked 1 to 5 will have one team. Nations ranked 6 to 15 will have two teams.  Nations ranked 16 to 50 will have three teams You can see the UEFA coefficient by clicking here Tottenham Hotspur will be England's representation in the upcoming competition. Their last season was a hugely disappointing one and it saw Jose Mourinho sacked before it concluded. They did finish it on a high to qualify for this new tournament. What is