In this special edition of the Fox Football Podcast, Adam Peacock is joined by James Dodd from Fox Sports News to work through the reasons why Lionel Messi is no longer a FC Barcelona player.

A Spanish football expert, James details the financial catastrophe at Barca which led to this momentous announcement.

There is also the perspective of the player who didn't want to leave the club which has been home for over 20 years, and the role of the governing body, La Liga, in bringing about an incredible situation like this.

 

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