Overview
- In an internal video from Miami, Lionel Messi introduced himself to UE Cornellà’s players, staff and employees and said he is ready to help the club grow.
- He told the squad he follows their games every weekend and recently shared that he was watching the match against Europa.
- UE Cornellà, which plays in Group 5 of Spain’s fifth tier Tercera RFEF, has clinched a spot in the promotion playoffs to reach Segunda RFEF with two league games left.
- Messi is the club’s majority owner after a yearlong search for a Catalan team to buy, and he framed the project as one he will personally support.
- The club partially converted into a sports joint‑stock company in 2012 while a foundation kept the other teams, a setup that can channel new investment into the first team and the academy.