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The 26-year-old suffered the injury in the 4-1 Liga victory over Real Betis on Nov. 10 and returned to his native Argentina for treatment. However, Barcelona announced on Thursday that not only is Messi back in Catalunya, the forward is also back in action. "Leo Messi landed in Barcelona this afternoon and went directly to the Ciutat Esportiva to meet up with his teammates and get fitted for new boots ahead of the team’s training session," read a statement on the club's official website....

Messi, now 34 years old, has recently hinted strongly at international retirement, potentially after the FIFA World Cup in December. With veteran teammate Angel Di Maria making a more definitive statement about his own future, there could soon be a need for the next wave of young talent to begin to come through the Argentina ranks. Enter Julian Alvarez, the 22-year-old who joined Manchester City this past winter from River Plate....

Goal and UEFA Champions League sponsor Nissan wanted to find out, so we put that question to you, our users. The results were intriguing, and reflected the cultural and geographical differences between the way those of us around the world consume the beautiful game. But there were some things on which a general consensus was found. For example, everyone loves a screamer – regardless of the adjective we use to describe them....

This year’s event will be sponsored by Instagram and its celebrity co-chairs include Naomi Osaka, Billie Eilish, Timothee Chalamet and Amanda Gorman. When Is the Met Gala? Normally held on the first Monday in May, the Met Gala is returning with a new date for 2021 after a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic. This year the event, also known as the Costume Institute Benefit, will be held on September 13—timed to coincide with the close of New York Fashion Week....

Does this sound insufferably self-indulgent? Not at all. This latest collaboration between the real Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze, the creators of “Being John Malkovich,” is an inspired flight of fancy, an oddly poignant examination of the creative process, a rumination on adaptation (orchids to their environment, books to the screen and misfits like Charlie to life) and, in its ultimate irony, a story in which our hero learns a life-altering lesson....

The Mets announced Saturday they are placing Dominic Smith on the 10-day IL due to a stress reaction in his left foot. They will call up Triple-A outfielder Aaron Altherr to replace him. Smith says he first experienced some discomfort sometime last week and was disheartened when he found out how major his injury really was, following a Saturday morning MRI. “It’s definitely a bummer. Something that I didn’t think was, you know, this severe,” Dominic told reporters....

It’s easy to see why. After all, his bat did have a rather red hue to it. Or it at least appeared to on the broadcast. Pillar was hit in the face by a 94 mph pitch less than a month ago. He suffered a broken nose on the play and was bleeding profusely. So, that’s where speculation about the substance on his bat originally came from. FAGAN: What to know about MLB’s ‘crisis’ with pitchers and foreign substances However, as legendary a move as using a bloodied bat would have been, Pillar confirmed that his bat contained no blood....

Dr. James Andrews performed the operation that repaired a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in Harvey's right elbow on Tuesday. Recovery from Tommy John surgery typically takes about a year. The 24-year-old Harvey learned of the injury in August. The National League's starter in the All-Star game at Citi Field initially said he could strengthen the muscles around the ligament and avoid surgery. Harvey went 9-5 with a 2....

Mets second baseman Robinson Canó has been banged with a season-long suspension in 2021 after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, per an MLB release. Canó, who served an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a banned substance in 2018, was dinged this time for his use of Stanozolol, per MLB’s release, a separate drug than he used in 2018. MORE: MLB free-agent tracker for 2020-21 offseason Canó had a solid year for the Mets in 2020, hitting ....

Several reporters tweeted about the incident that occurred while Alderson was talking to print reporters off to the side after the formal press conference had finished. MORE: Eight possible destinations for free agent Daniel Murphy The 67-year-old is a longtime baseball executive who just wrapped up his fifth season in charge of baseball operations with the Mets. He previously worked for the Padres and Athletics and spent eight years as MLB’s vice president for baseball operations....

The 23-year-old, who plays as a winger at club level but has been converted into a left back for El Tri by manager Juan Carlos Osorio, is the newest member of Monterrey. Rayados announced Tuesday that it has signed Gallardo from Pumas, making him the latest signing to arrive under new Monterrey manager Diego Alonso. Goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero, previously of Necaxa, was brought in on a loan deal announced earlier in the day with Hugo Gonzalez heading the other way and joining Los Rayos....

Clashes between protesters and police in Guadalajara, the historic center of the state capital of Jalisco, turned violent this week, as outrage was further fueled by the death of a man in custody police custody identified as Giovanni López. According to El País, López, who was 30, was arrested on May 4 by municipal police in Ixtlahuacán de Los Membrillos, a town just under 25 miles from Guadalajara. According to the newspaper, medical reports suggest that he died of traumatic brain injury....

Tovar was taken aback. Over the years, she had played host to numerous delegations of Chinese businessmen and officials who wanted to see how the border maquiladora system worked. When they came, translators and writing pads in hand, they took copious notes, and asked a lot of questions. What they were looking for, Tovar now believes, were target areas where Mexico was weak and vulnerable. “They were doing their homework,” says Tovar....

There was some hope, though, that defenders would improve. Carlos Salcedo and Diego Reyes both left the tournament with injuries after deputizing at right back, each seemingly bound for a new club in Europe. In the end, only Salcedo’s move materialized. Hector Moreno had left the squad quickly to sign a new deal with Roma, seeming to cement his status as a top-tier defender. Several young players showed glimpses of promise....

Family connections have certainly played a major role in the saga of Mexico’s reigning drug queenpin. Officials in that country say Avila Beltrán is the niece of Miguel Angel Félix Gallardo, the onetime godfather of the Mexican drug trade who is serving a 40-year sentence for the murder of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1984. Her great uncle Juan José Quintero Payán was extradited to the States on drug trafficking charges in January....

But coach Gerardo Martino knows one thing: that El Tri won’t allow fear to control them in their final Group C fixture. He said: “Afraid? No. We compete, we play football, we’re not afraid. “We face and respect all rivals that we have in front of us, we all know how well [Saudi] Arabia has done in the match against Argentina, and especially in the first half against Poland, but I don’t think there is fear in someone who is used to competing....

While Hurricane Matthew has ripped through much of the state of Florida — it caused the SEC game between LSU and Florida to be postponed — the brunt of it missed the city of Miami. MORE: College football Week 6 forecast The U, along with Florida State, the ACC and Hard Rock Stadium, came to the decision in consultation with Miami-Dade County officials, according to the press release. A moment of silence for people impacted by Hurricane Matthew will proceed the game, and the Hurricanes and Seminoles will both wear special helmet stickers featuring the state of Florida and Red Cross logo....

Miami is the heart of the South Florida pro sports scene. It’s been just short of 30 years since MLB’s Marlins and NHL’s Panthers gave the hot spot representation in all of the “big four.” Before 1993, the Dolphins dominated the scene for 30 years. The Heat came along in 1988 and eventually developed into a South Beach version of “Showtime”, leading up to the peak years with LeBron James and providing the city with an end to its championship drought with multiple rings....

“Kevin Olsen is no longer a student at the University of Miami,” the statement read. “We wish him the very best in the future.” MORE: How many of 34 undefeated teams will survive Week 4? | Heisman sleepers Olsen arrived at Miami last season as one of the top-rated pro-style quarterback recruits in the country. He used the season as a redshirt and fell behind Brad Kaaya and Jake Heaps in the battle for the starting position....

The list reads as you’d expect with plenty of traditional blue bloods — Duke, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and UCLA, to be specific — alongside a few others schools, namely Connecticut, Florida and Ohio State. Now, an unexpected entrant is looking to make it an even 10. In the 32 years of the lottery’s existence, no Miami (Fla.) players have been taken in the first 14 picks. In fact, only four former Hurricanes have ever been selected in the first round of the NBA Draft....