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Barcelona's Lionel Messi , centre, sidesteps Atletico Madrid's Nicolas Gaitan during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Messi and wife expecting their third child

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Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Ecuador during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

After Argentina miracle, Messi leads Barcelona at Atletico

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his third goal against Ecuador during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Argentina heads for World Cup, but hurdles still lie ahead

By RICARDO ZUNIGA - Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Ecuador during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Messi, Messi, Messi; his 3 goals lift Argentina to World Cup

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

A fan runs towards Barcelona's Lionel Messi, interrupting a Champions League, Group D soccer match between Sporting CP and FC Barcelona at the Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday Sept. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Barcelona needs own-goal to beat Sporting Lisbon 1-0

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Chapecoense's Follmann, left, Neto, center, and Alan Ruschel react prior of the Joan Gamper trophy friendly soccer match between FC Barcelona and Chapecoense at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Chapecoense crash survivor returns to pitch at Barcelona

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 file photo, FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, right, Neymar, center, and Luis Suarez, celebrate after scoring against Atletico Madrid during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona said, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, Neymar's 222 million euro ($262 million) release clause must be paid in full if the Brazil striker wants to leave. (AP Photo/Siu Wu, File)

Neymar leaves Barcelona without its heir to Lionel Messi

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, and Neymar, right, stand on the field during a break in the action during the first half of an International Champions Cup soccer match against Real Madrid, Saturday, July 29, 2017, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Lionel Messi bids farewell to departing teammate Neymar via Instagram

By Josh Luckenbaugh - The Washington Times

Messi gets extra fine for tax fraud, avoids prison

Associated Press

In this Saturday May 27, 2017 file photo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal during the Copa del Rey final soccer match between Barcelona and Alaves at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain. Barcelona said Wednesday July 5, 2017, Argentina forward Lionel Messi has agreed to extend his contract that will tie him to the Spanish club through June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)

Messi to extend contract with Barcelona until 2021

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2016 file photo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi kisses his girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo, after winning the final of the Copa del Rey soccer match against Sevilla FC at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid. Messi will be marrying 29-year-old Roccuzzo, his childhood friend and mother of his two children on Friday, June 30, 2017, in his hometown of Rosario, Argentina. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco/ File)

Messi marries childhood sweetheart in Argentina hometown

By HERNAN ALVAREZ - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Sunday, May 22, 2016 file photo of Barcelona's Lionel Messi, kisses his girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo as they celebrate after winning the final of the Copa del Rey soccer match between FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid. Messi who will be the center of the attentions on Friday June 30, 2017 in his hometown of Rosario, Argentina,where he will be marrying 29-year-old Antonella Roccuzzo, his childhood friend and mother of his two children. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco/ File)

Not-so-shy Messi tying the knot with childhood sweetheart

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Messi offers to pay $558,000 to avoid 21-month jail sentence

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, May 21, 2017 file photo, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after winning a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Malaga and Real Madrid in Malaga, Spain.A Spanish judge has summoned Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo to court to answer questions after he was accused of tax fraud by a state prosecutor. (AP Photo/Daniel Tejedor, File)

Ronaldo summoned to court, Mourinho accused of tax fraud

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Argentina's new soccer coach Jorge Sampaoli holds up a jersey featuring his name at the end of a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, June 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina begins new era under coach Sampaoli

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left and captain Andres Iniesta pose with the trophy after the Copa del Rey final soccer match between Barcelona and Alaves at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 27, 2017. Barcelona won the match 3-1. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

New Barcelona coach will inherit Messi_ and the team’s flaws

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

U20 World Cup offers glory for teams, stardom for youngsters

By John Duerden - Associated Press

Lionel Messi appeals 4-match World Cup ban at FIFA

Associated Press

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, right, celebrates with his teammate Andre Gomes after scoring the winning goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona, dubbed 'el clasico', at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, April 23, 2017. Barcelona won 3-2. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Messi shows who’s in charge at ‘clasico’ against Madrid

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, center, celebrates after scoring as Bayern players react during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday April 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ronaldo and Messi face off to decide Spanish league title

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press