Lionel Messi becomes the new owner of Spanish third-tier club Cornella

SportFootballLionel Messi becomes the new owner of Spanish third-tier club CornellaThe club are based in the south-west of Barcelona, where Messi made his name in a 17-senior career.Phil Blanche Thursday 16 April 2026 17:09 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"ec2b8b00-0b30-40d2-a6da-255b42f05d65","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/lionel-messi-fc-barcelona-spanish-inter-miami-catalan-b2959205.html","title":"Lionel Messi becomes the new owner of Spanish third-tier club Cornella"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-30979","index":0}Lionel Messi was a hero at Barcelona and now the Argentina great has bought Catalan club Cornella (Nick Potts/PA) (PA Archive)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Lionel Messi has become the new owner of Spanish third-tier club Cornella.The club are based in the...