@FootynewsThe Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2026 is the reason Lionel Messi is in Oviedo, and the greeting he got on arrival was a full-on scene. Fans packed in to welcome him, and the reception had that manic energy you only see for a handful of people. The ceremony itself goes down tomorrow. Antonela Roccuzzo made the trip with him. As for the résumé, there's not a box left unchecked on the pitch, so this honor lands more on what he means on and off it. Hard to argue a career like his repeats itself, and honestly the game has already handed over everything it had to him.

@FootynewsThe Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2026 is the reason Lionel Messi is in Oviedo, and the greeting he got on arrival was a full-on scene. Fans packed in to welcome him, and the reception had that manic energy you only see for a handful of people. The ceremony itself goes down tomorrow. Antonela Roccuzzo made the trip with him. As for the résumé, there's not a box left unchecked on the pitch, so this honor lands more on what he means on and off it. Hard to argue a career like his repeats itself, and honestly the game has already handed over everything it had to him.