(FILES) Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi gives a thumbs-up during the friendly football match between Peru's Alianza Lima and the US' Inter Miami at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima on January 24, 2026. Football legend Lionel Messi, who is still active with Inter Miami in the United States, has become the owner of Cornella, a fifth-division club from the Barcelona metropolitan area, the Spanish club announced on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Connie FRANCE / AFP via Getty Images)