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How Close Lionel Messi Came to Playing for Spain Instead of Argentina

Arguably the greatest soccer player ever could have had a very different story.

Sports Illustrated

F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head: Belgian GP

Here's how things stand in the 2026 team-mate duels following qualifying at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix

Motorsport

World Cup destiny: Messi bathed Yamal as a baby, now they face off for soccer's top title

Photographer Joan Monfort's images of Lionel Messi bathing Lamine Yamal have gained global attention. These pictures were taken nearly two decades ago for a charity calendar. The resurfaced photos now highlight a remarkable twist of fate for the upcoming World Cup final. Messi's Argentina will face Yamal's Spain for the…

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Lionel Messi once held baby Lamine Yamal in his arms. Now they will battle for the World Cup title

Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn’t think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub

The Independent UK

Six London bars named among the 50 best in Europe - see the full list

London is well represented on the Europe’s 50 Best Bars List, with more entries than any other destination in Europe

Evening Standard

Spain is turning millions of discarded olive pits into road material that could store carbon for decades and cut asphalt emissions by up to 75%

Barcelona is testing olive pit biochar for sustainable road construction. This innovative asphalt mixture reduces emissions by approximately seventy-five percent. Olive pits are converted into biochar through a process called pyrolysis. This material locks carbon within the road infrastructure for decades. The project aims to create long-term carbon storage assets…

The Times of India

Lamine Yamal is the third-youngest World Cup finalist—and he was scouted from his working-class neighborhood at just 6 years old

World Cup star Lamine Yamal was raised by immigrant parents in Spain—now, he is earning $21.5 million from his day job alone.

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This Photographer Shared Fascinating Places Architecture Lovers May Want To Visit At Least Once (71 Pics)

Argentine-born, Barcelona-based photographer Matias Galeano, known professionally as Boluddha, captures architecture through bold symmetry, striking geometry, and carefully timed compositions. From colorful housing complexes to monumental urban landmarks, his images reveal fascinating patterns in cities around the world while highlighting the contrast between designed spaces and the unpredictable lives unfolding…

Bored Panda

The remarkable photos of Lionel Messi and baby Lamine Yamal as pair prepare to clash in World Cup final

An infant Yamal was photographed alongside the man he succeeded as Barcelona’s star in 2007

The Independent UK

With fans wanting fireworks from day one, there are many ingredients needed for a great Tour de France Grand Depart

Still buzzing from the Tour's Barcelona bonanza, we look at all the elements that need to come together for an unforgettable opening weekend

Cycling Weekly

Thieves try to break into Lamine Yamal's home in Barcelona during France match

Security cameras spotted two hooded men trying to break into the property in Esplugues de Llobregat but they fled before police arrived.

Euronews

France Stars Bite Back at Lamine Yamal Ahead of World Cup Semifinal

Recent comments from the Barcelona forward reignited an old feud.

Sports Illustrated

77 Perfectly Timed Street Photos Where People And Their Surroundings Line Up Brilliantly

Barcelona-based photographer Frank J. Llamas has a remarkable eye for the fleeting coincidences most people would never notice. By combining pedestrians with murals, advertisements, animals, signs, and colorful urban details, he turns ordinary street scenes into clever visual jokes and playful illusions. Many of his photographs take a second look…

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How Casa Batlló is using digital technology to unlock the hidden details of Gaudí, Miró and Gomis

A fascinating modern look at three Catalan visionaries, 'Gaudí–Miró–Gomis: Deconstructed' combines historic works with digital innovation to explore the artists' shared creative language.

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Cycling Weekly

Did Barcelona need the Tour de France? Ned Boulting on the Catalan Grand Départ

"I always favour lower key Grand Départs", says the podcaster

Motorsport

F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head so far

Here's how things stand in the 2026 team-mate duels following qualifying at Formula 1's British Grand Prix

GamesRadar

"This is not how I imagined it would end": Ubisoft to lay off Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced devs at its Barcelona studio, with one calling the remake's release "bittersweet"

Resynced is the fourth highest rated game in the series and had the biggest Steam launch in the series

Cycling Weekly

'I believed he could do it, I just never thought it would happen' – why a rider making his Tour de France debut is a family affair

Three riders, three families, all brought together by the dream of riding the Tour de France

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Autosport

Injured Zarco hit with double long lap for Barcelona crash

MotoGP officialdom is sticking to its guns despite the unusual circumstances at the Catalan GP

Motorsport

Injured Johann Zarco hit with double long lap for Barcelona crash

MotoGP officialdom is sticking to its guns despite the unusual circumstances at the Catalan GP

The Guardian - UK

Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as French nuclear reactor shuts down due to extreme heat – as it happened

Some stations in Spain recorded temperatures of up to 44C after western Europe experienced the warmest June on record

Euronews

Barcelona sets new heat record of 40.5C, weather agencies say

Scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing the intensity, length and frequency of extreme weather events such as heatwaves.

Cycling News

Iconic roadside fan Didi the Devil robbed at Tour de France start in Barcelona

Ham, cheese, a comb and a toothbrush amongst objects purloined by thieves after devil's van window smashed

Cycling News

Australian Kelland O'Brien deemed 'a real fighter' as he rides into Foix finish more than eight minutes after stage 4 time limit to end Tour de France debut

Jayco-AlUla rider struggled for several days after crashing on stage 2

We Got This Covered

World Cup fan misses his connecting flight to Boston. Then his family launches a 10-day search across two countries

He was flying from the UK.

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