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November 2024

Len Blavatnik in September, when he struck a deal to broadcast Saudi Arabian football.

Billionaire-backed British sports streamer turns Foxtel suitor

DAZN has been trying to build a global platform, aggressively expanding including in Australia. News Corp’s cable TV business could be its next target.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones

November 2021

Lionel Messi: “It’s incredible to be here again. Two years ago I thought it was the last time.”

Messi claims record-extending seventh Ballon d’Or

The Argentine forward added to his 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019 trophies after winning the Copa America for the first time with his country last July.

  • Julien Pretot

August 2021

A tearful Lionel Messi addresses a media conference in Barcelona, where he has spent 21 years with the club of the same name.

Tearful Messi confirms he is leaving Barcelona, in talks with PSG

The Argentine star said FC Barcelona could no longer afford paying his high wages, and he was in negotiations with French club Paris St Germain over a possible move.

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  • Joseph Walker and Graham Keeley

June 2019

La Liga features superstars like Barcelona's Lionel Messi, and the league tried to crack down on illegal streamers by using its phone app to spy on pubs.

Spanish football league busted using fans' phones to spy on pubs

The official La Liga smartphone app was programmed to switch on a user's phone microphone so it could bust bars showing unofficial streams of matches.

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  • James Badcock

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