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Football wizard Lionel Messi is leaving FC Barcelona following issues over renewing his contract, according to a statement from the club.
Messi will leave FC Barcelona this summer because of “economic and structural obstacles” to the renewal of his contract, the club said in a statement.
Both parties profoundly lament that it was ultimately impossible to comply with the desires of both the player and the club,” said FC Barcelona.
The 34-year-old Argentine player is considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game, having won a record six Ballon d’Or awards, an annual award for the world’s top soccer player.
