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June 29, 2025 3 mins
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Lionel Messi’s last few days have been a blend of nostalgia celebration high stakes and intriguing speculation. He marked his 38th birthday on June 24 with a wave of global tributes none more sentimental than the one from FC Barcelona which honored him with a montage of iconic memories and the heartfelt message you gave us your heart and you’ll always have ours. Even after parting ways years ago the Catalan club’s social media posts set off renewed dreams among their supporters about a possible Messi return although there’s no concrete movement on that front according to beIN Sports and Football Espana. On the personal side Messi didn’t post on social media the day of his birthday, but instead waited until June 25 to share a smiling photo and a brief warm thank you for the flood of global birthday wishes—a post that quickly went viral and reminded fans of his deep connection to them as seen across multiple outlets including Times of India and Instagram. Antonela Roccuzzo, his wife, joined in the celebration with a playful jab calling him a grumpy old man on Instagram as she posted a picture of Messi with a Smurfs cake proving the couple’s banter-loving side even as their family seems firmly settled and happy in Miami.

Professionally Messi is in the global spotlight as Inter Miami reached the Round of 16 at the FIFA Club World Cup—history-making for the MLS side. All eyes turn to their headline clash with Paris Saint-Germain the club he left in 2023. According to World Soccer Talk Messi is expected to start in this highly anticipated game, pitting him against his former club and his old Barcelona coach Luis Enrique. The narrative has French media buzzing and Inter Miami’s coach Javier Mascherano acknowledged the enormous attention Messi draws. Recent reports from Marca and Goal emphasize that while Messi and his family are content in Miami there are no firm decisions yet about extending his contract which expires at the end of 2025. A Saudi mega-offer reportedly worth up to 200 million dollars per season has resurfaced as suitors from the Saudi Pro League make their pitch though Messi’s current focus remains on Inter Miami and Club World Cup duties. Meanwhile FC Barcelona is closing the book financially on his era with a final scheduled wage deferral payment of nearly 6 million euros at month’s end settling pandemic-era debts according to Diario AS.

Still the biggest question looming in the football world is whether Messi will play at the 2026 World Cup. Guillem Balague told BBC and Goal that even those closest to him do not know his intentions. For now, Messi isn’t rushing any decisions about his international or club future—he’s savoring the moment, game by game, while the world continues to watch and dream.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Lionel Messi's last few days have been a blend of nostalgia, celebration,
high stakes, and intriguing speculation. He marked his thirty eighth
birthday on June twenty fourth with a wave of global tributes,
none more sentimental than the one from f C Barcelona,
which honored him with a mumtage of iconic memories and

(00:20):
the heartfelt message you gave us your heart and you'll
always have ohs even after parting ways years ago. The
Catalan club's social media posts set off renewed dreams among
their supporters about a possible Messi return, although there's no
concrete movement on that front, according to BAI Sports and
Football Espana. On the personal side, Messi didn't post on

(00:43):
social media the day of his birthday, but instead waited
until June twenty fifth to share a smiling photo and
a brief, warm thank you for the flood of global
birthday wishes, a post that quickly went viral and reminded
fans of his deep connection to them, as seen across
multiple outs, including Times of India and Instagram. Antamelo Rocuso,

(01:05):
his wife, joined in the celebration with a playful jab
calling him a grumpy old man on Instagram as she
posted a picture of Messi with a Smurf's cake, proving
the couple's banter loving side, even as their family seems
firmly settled and happy in Miami. Professionally, Messi is in
the global spotlight as Enter Miami reached the round of

(01:25):
sixteen at the FIFA Club World Cup, history making for
the MLS side. All eyes turned to their headline clash
with Paris A Germain, the club he left in twenty
twenty three. According to World Soccer Talk, Messi is expected
to start in this highly anticipated game, pitting him against
his former club and his old Barcelona coach Luis Enrique.

(01:47):
The narrative has French media buzzy, and Inter Miami's coach
Javier Mascherano acknowledged the enormous attention Messi draws. Recent reports
from Marca and GOL emphasized that while Messi and his
family are can tent in Miami, there are no firm
decisions yet about extending his contract, which expires at the
end of twenty twenty five. A Saudi Mega offer reportedly

(02:09):
worth up to two hundred million dollars per season, has
resurfaced as suitors from the Saudi Pro League make their pitch,
though Messi's current focus remains on Inter Miami and Club
World Cup duties. Meanwhile, FC Barcelona is closing the book
financially on his era, with a final scheduled wage deferral
payment of nearly six million euros at month's end, settling

(02:32):
pandemic eradets. According to Diarias, still the biggest question looming
in the football world is whether Messi will play at
the twenty twenty six World Cup. Gam Balagay told BBC
in Goal that even those closest to him do not
know his intentions. For now, Messi isn't rushing any decisions
about his international or club future. He's savoring the moment

(02:56):
game by game while the world continues to watch and dream.
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