Lionel Messi’s return to Spanish soccer is complete, well … in part. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is the new owner of UE Cornellà, a team based around 70 miles up the coast from Barcelona.
Combining club ownership with his ongoing playing career with Inter Miami and Argentina, Messi’s arrival is quickly serving to put the team from the Tercera Federación—Spain’s fifth tier—on the map.
