{"id":2269,"date":"2026-10-24T19:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2026-10-24T19:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:08:19","slug":"barcelona-congratulate-messi-on-princess-of-asturias-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/barcelona-congratulate-messi-on-princess-of-asturias-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona congratulate Messi on Princess of Asturias Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-22.png 1000w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-22-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-22-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Catalan giants hailed the Argentine&#8217;s genius, philanthropy, and enduring bond with the club, where he spent 17 seasons and netted 672 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FC Barcelona wasted no time in congratulating Lionel Messi on winning the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports. Taking to social media platform X to post messages in multiple languages, the club paid tribute to the Argentine&#8217;s illustrious career both on and off the pitch, lauding his transformative impact on world football alongside his extensive charitable work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Catalan outfit also reflected on the historic bond shared with Messi, who spent 17 seasons spearheading their first team and amassed a remarkable 672 goals. For the Blaugrana faithful, the Argentine icon remains an indelible figure woven into the very fabric of the club&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Congratulations, Leo Messi, on the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports. A more than deserved recognition for your extraordinary talent, which has left an unforgettable mark on and off the pitch,&#8221; read the statement from Barcelona. According to &#8216;Mundo Deportivo&#8217;, the club further emphasised that the forward&#8217;s journey is inextricably linked to their legacy, insisting it will forever remain a source of immense pride to count him as part of their story.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Catalan giants hailed the Argentine&#8217;s genius, philanthropy, and enduring bond with the club, where he spent 17<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2271,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269\/revisions\/2271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}