{"id":162033,"date":"2026-03-11T13:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=162033"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:20:39","slug":"laporta-blocked-messis-barcelona-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=162033","title":{"rendered":"Laporta BLOCKED Messi&#8217;s Barcelona return?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGG2lX0105c?rel=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Former FC Barcelona manager and club legend Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez has sparked controversy after revealing new details about his time in charge of Barcelona and the club\u2019s internal politics. In a recent interview, Xavi discussed the leadership of Joan Laporta, the presidential reelection process, and the possibility of Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona, stating he would have \u201cgone to war\u201d if the club had pushed to bring Messi back. What does this reveal about the power dynamics behind the scenes at Bar\u00e7a and the future direction of the club? Join Claudia Pag\u00e1n, Nico Cantor, Aaron West, and Stefano Fusaro as they break down the interview, analyze the politics inside FC Barcelona, and debate what it means for Messi, Laporta, and the club\u2019s future in La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Joan Laporta BLOCKED Messi?<br \/>\n0:50 Surprising controversy?<br \/>\n2:15 Blemish on Laporta?<br \/>\n4:00 Strange timing?<br \/>\n5:25 Watch More!<\/p>\n<p>#xavi #lionelmessi #barcelona #laliga #joanlaporta #barca #soccer #cbssportsgolazo #messi<br \/>\nStream UCL on Paramount+ &#8211; http:\/\/bit.ly\/UCLonParamount<br \/>\nWatch UCL Extended Highlights &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYX&#8211;AqrRszzMR4_C8YwiBn<br \/>\nWatch UCL Today with Thierry Henry, Kate Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYdin8WdtaOExGhaRZI_dJ8<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our other CBS Sports Golazo channels!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CBSSportsGolazoEurope<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@golazoamerica<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@wgolazo<\/p>\n<p>Home of UEFA Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Champions League, UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues, NWSL, Serie A and Serie A Women, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two and Carabao Cup, Concacaf Men&#8217;s World Cup Qualifiers and W Champions Cup, US Open Cup, USL, Liga MX, SPFL and more.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yGG2lX0105c\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former FC Barcelona manager and club legend Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez has sparked controversy after revealing new details about his time in charge of Barcelona and the club\u2019s internal politics. In a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":162034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-world-wide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=162033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/162034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=162033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=162033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=162033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}