{"id":93247,"date":"2024-11-21T15:50:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=93247"},"modified":"2024-11-21T15:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:50:06","slug":"messi-to-return-to-barcelona-for-its-125th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi to return to Barcelona for its 125th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan(National Times)- Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi is set to return to legendary club FC Barcelona by attending the 125th anniversary gala celebrations, as per\u00a0<em>Radio Catalunya\u2019s Barca Reservat<\/em>.\u00a0 The famed footballer joined the La Masia academy as a 13-year-old and kick-started his journey. He had growth problems but went on to make his senior debut against Espanyol in 2004 aged 17.\u00a0 Messi went on to become the club\u2019s greatest player and one of the best footballers of all time with\u00a0<em>Goal.com<\/em>\u00a0reporting that the athlete scored 672 goals for Barca in the 17 years he represented the side.\u00a0 His time with Barcelona ended in 2021 after the Catalan side\u2019s financial troubles began to become impossible to handle and the club failed to renew the contract of the Argentine maestro despite President Joan Laporta promising him otherwise.\u00a0 This left a strain between the two. However, Laporta is trying to look past the differences and has invited Messi personally to attend his former club\u2019s 125th anniversary at the Liceu Theatre on November 29, according to\u00a0<em>Catalunya Radio&#8217;s Tot Costa<\/em>.\u00a0 The reports suggest that the World Cup winner will attend the event and aims to return to the club for the first time since he bid farewell to it in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi is set to return to legendary club FC Barcelona by attending the 125th anniversary gala celebrations, as per\u00a0Radio Catalunya\u2019s Barca Reservat.\u00a0 The famed footballer joined the La Masia academy as a 13-year-old and kick-started his journey. He had growth problems but went on to make his senior debut against Espanyol [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Messi to return to Barcelona for its 125th anniversary - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Messi to return to Barcelona for its 125th anniversary - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pakistan(National Times)- Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi is set to return to legendary club FC Barcelona by attending the 125th anniversary gala celebrations, as per\u00a0Radio Catalunya\u2019s Barca Reservat.\u00a0 The famed footballer joined the La Masia academy as a 13-year-old and kick-started his journey. He had growth problems but went on to make his senior debut against Espanyol [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-21T15:50:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-670x370-75-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"670\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"370\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"humza Jahangir\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"humza Jahangir\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/\",\"name\":\"Messi to return to Barcelona for its 125th anniversary - Nation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-670x370-75-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-21T15:50:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/27efa35fa76e99f3ad7e7397d7332c16\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-670x370-75-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-670x370-75-1.png\",\"width\":670,\"height\":370},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Messi to return to Barcelona for its 125th anniversary\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/\",\"name\":\"Nation\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/27efa35fa76e99f3ad7e7397d7332c16\",\"name\":\"humza Jahangir\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43feedd99bd6a90080d1621b7e6604364acb673ee979d3ffe5075557c14c68b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43feedd99bd6a90080d1621b7e6604364acb673ee979d3ffe5075557c14c68b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"humza Jahangir\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/author\/humza\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Messi to return to Barcelona for its 125th anniversary - Nation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Messi to return to Barcelona for its 125th anniversary - Nation","og_description":"Pakistan(National Times)- Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi is set to return to legendary club FC Barcelona by attending the 125th anniversary gala celebrations, as per\u00a0Radio Catalunya\u2019s Barca Reservat.\u00a0 The famed footballer joined the La Masia academy as a 13-year-old and kick-started his journey. He had growth problems but went on to make his senior debut against Espanyol [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/","og_site_name":"Nation","article_published_time":"2024-11-21T15:50:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":670,"height":370,"url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-670x370-75-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"humza Jahangir","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"humza Jahangir","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/","url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/","name":"Messi to return to Barcelona for its 125th anniversary - Nation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-670x370-75-1.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T15:50:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/27efa35fa76e99f3ad7e7397d7332c16"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-670x370-75-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-670x370-75-1.png","width":670,"height":370},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/93247\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Messi to return to Barcelona for its 125th anniversary"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/","name":"Nation","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/27efa35fa76e99f3ad7e7397d7332c16","name":"humza Jahangir","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43feedd99bd6a90080d1621b7e6604364acb673ee979d3ffe5075557c14c68b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43feedd99bd6a90080d1621b7e6604364acb673ee979d3ffe5075557c14c68b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"humza Jahangir"},"url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/author\/humza\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93249,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93247\/revisions\/93249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}