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Paris Saint-Germain is ready to offer Lionel Messi a three-year contract (amicohoops.net) Barcelona players say goodbye to Lionel Messi - Barca Blaugranes OP note: I guess they can't afford him anymore. How FC Barcelona went from soccer supremacy to financial mess | CBC Radio Just three years ago, FC Barcelona was at the top of its game, chalking up victory after victory and becoming the first soccer club to surpass $1 billion in revenue. Today, it's estimated the club faces over $1.7 billion dollars (€1.1 billion) in debt and poor performances on the pitch while several former staff, including its former president Josep Bartomeu, have been arrested for allegedly running a smear campaign against their rivals. Bartomeu has since been released, pending charges. Catalan Police raided the club's home stadium on Monday in a search and seize operation as part of an investigation into allegations that club officials hired and overpaid public relations company, I3 Ventures, to smear people critical of the club and its leadership.

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