In order to retaliate against Laporta, Messi intervenes in the Barcelona presidential election? What a lie!

November 1st. Spanish media ABC reported that Messi decided to intervene in the 2026 Barcelona election to confront Laporta, who had betrayed him. According to reports, Messi believed that Laporta had betrayed him in 2021. At that time, Laporta promised to renew his contract, but he reneged at the buzzer. Some candidates want to woo Messi. Reporter Rashad Rahman also came out to join in the fun, saying that he had sources that proved Messi was indeed involved, but he was not sure to what extent.

However, it is false to say that Messi intervened in the Barcelona presidential election in order to retaliate against Laporta. From an objective analysis, the source and specific content of this news itself are also worthy of scrutiny. For example, a single and unconfirmed source: the news originally came from a report by the Spanish media ABC, and was subsequently reproduced by other media. But for now, this is still a single source of information that has not been confirmed by Messi himself or his team. Although some reporters claimed on social media that it was "supported by multiple sources," they did not disclose the specific identities of these "multiple sources," and their authority is questionable.

Second, the "confrontation" narrative may be exaggerated: the possibility that there is a group opposing Laporta hoping to win Messi's support cannot be ruled out -1-8, but this is two different things from Messi himself actively planning and intervening in the election. Media coverage may have amplified this association and adopted a more dramatic “confrontation” narrative to attract attention.

The core contradiction of this news is that it is contrary to Messi's consistent image and behavior. Looking back on Messi's career, his public image and all known behavior patterns are contrary to this. He focuses on football and stays away from politics, rarely getting involved in political struggles within the club. Even when the conflict with Barcelona's top management became public in 2020, his dissatisfaction was mainly focused on competitive planning, team building and respect for players, rather than the competition for the chairmanship. His expressions (such as interviews and faxes) were a player's disappointment with the management, not a political power game.

There is a huge contrast between the "low-key" in the past and the "high-profile intervention" today: Historically, even though Messi has huge influence, he has never publicly intervened in Barcelona's presidential election. Therefore, active and high-profile political actions such as "deciding to intervene in the election" and "confronting Laporta" described in the news are in huge contradiction with Messi's always low-key, football-focused personality and past behavioral patterns.

In general, the news that Messi will intervene in the Barcelona presidential election is seriously inconsistent with Messi’s consistent image and behavior. The current information is mainly based on a single, unconfirmed media report, and its authenticity is very doubtful. In the absence of more reliable evidence, especially confirmation from Messi's camp, there is reason to believe that this is a piece of news that may have exaggerated the facts in order to create a topic.