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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Barcelona fans take legal action over Lionel Messi’s transfer to PSG

Lionel Messi in action against Marseille at the weekend
Lionel Messi, pictured in action against Marseille at the weekend, joined PSG in the summer of 2021. Photograph: John Spencer John/SIPA/Shutterstock

A small group of Barcelona fans have quietly begun a process that could bring about seismic change in European football after they went to court over the transfer of Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain.

Lawyers appeared on Tuesday before the first chamber of the general court at the European court of justice to argue that Messi’s move from Catalonia to Paris broke European laws on state aid and call for the European Commission to investigate the transfer.

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