{"id":116720,"date":"2026-04-17T04:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/messi-acquires-ue-cornella-the-argentinian-star-invests-in-spanish-football\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T04:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:58:53","slug":"messi-acquires-ue-cornella-the-argentinian-star-invests-in-spanish-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/messi-acquires-ue-cornella-the-argentinian-star-invests-in-spanish-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi Acquires UE Cornell\u00e0: The Argentinian Star Invests in Spanish Football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Messi Acquires Spanish Football Club: A New Chapter in His Legacy<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Argentine star and Inter Miami figure, Lionel Messi, has taken a bold step by acquiring UE Cornell\u00e0, a team currently competing in the Tercera RFEF, the fifth category of Spanish football. This acquisition marks a significant milestone, consolidating the player&#8217;s connection with Barcelona and his commitment to the development of the sport.\n\nFounded in 1951, the Catalan club has announced the news through an official statement, highlighting how this operation strengthens Messi&#8217;s relationship with the city of Barcelona and his support for local talent in Catalonia.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The arrival of Leo Messi opens a new chapter in the club&#8217;s history, with the aim of boosting its sporting and institutional growth, reinforcing its structure and continuing to bet on talent.<\/p><cite>Official statement from UE Cornell\u00e0<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe project led by Messi focuses on a long-term vision, with a strategic plan that combines ambition, sustainability, and roots. The main objective is to boost the club&#8217;s sporting and institutional growth, strengthening its structure and betting on local talent.\n\n\n<p>Cornell\u00e0 is recognized for its outstanding youth academy, from which renowned footballers have emerged who have reached the elite of football. Among them are figures such as David Raya, goalkeeper for the Spanish national team and Arsenal; Jordi Alba, former Barcelona player; Gerard Mart\u00edn, defender for Bar\u00e7a; and Keita Bald\u00e9, Senegalese international. Also noteworthy are Ilie S\u00e1nchez, MLS champion; Aitor Ruibal, Betis player; and Javi Puado, captain of Espanyol.<\/p>\n\n\nThe statement highlights that Messi shares this commitment to youth football, as demonstrated in the past with projects such as the Messi Cup.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alofokedep.s3.amazonaws.com\/messi-cornella.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi del Inter Miami\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nCurrently, Cornell\u00e0 is in third position in Group V of the Tercera RFEF, five points behind the leader, Manresa. If the team manages to place between second and fifth place at the end of the season, they will play the playoffs to ascend to the Segunda RFEF.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Messi Acquires Spanish Football Club: A New Chapter in His Legacy The Argentine star and Inter Miami figure, Lionel Messi, has taken a bold step by acquiring UE Cornell\u00e0, a team currently competing in the Tercera RFEF, the fifth category of Spanish football. This acquisition marks a significant milestone, consolidating the player&#8217;s connection with Barcelona [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[2123,1427,1491,12537],"class_list":{"0":"post-116720","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-messi","10":"tag-promotion","11":"tag-ue-cornella"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}