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Messi Buys UE Cornellà as Club Reaches Promotion Playoffs

5/2/2026

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Lionel Messi announced on April 16 that he has acquired Spanish club UE Cornellà.
With two matches remaining, Cornellà has qualified for the Tercera RFEF promotion playoff to Segunda RFEF.
Messi posted a video saying he will follow the team each weekend on social media.
The club said its project blends ambition, sustainability and local roots and highlights an academy that produced Jordi Alba, David Raya and Gerard Martín.

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Lionel Messi announced on April 16 that he has acquired Spanish club UE Cornellà.
With two matches remaining, Cornellà has qualified for the Tercera RFEF promotion playoff to Segunda RFEF.
Messi posted a video saying he will follow the team each weekend on social media.
The club said its project blends ambition, sustainability and local roots and highlights an academy that produced Jordi Alba, David Raya and Gerard Martín.