NBC Chicago: Lionel Messi purchases fifth-division soccer club UE Cornellà in Barcelona Lionel Messi is the owner of a fifth-division soccer club in Spain after the Argentine superstar acquired Barcelona-based UE Cornellà. Messi was the best player of his generation during his two ... BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi is the owner of a fifth-division soccer club in Spain after the Argentine superstar acquired Barcelona-based UE Cornellà.

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