{"id":384593,"date":"2025-11-17T06:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384593\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T06:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:04:10","slug":"barcelona-could-rename-camp-nou-to-lionel-messi-stadium-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384593\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona could rename Camp Nou to Lionel Messi Stadium &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Lionel Messi visited the Camp Nou, provoking a wave of enthusiastic comments about a possible return to Barcelona, at least for a farewell match, if not anything else.<\/p>\n<p>For many, his <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/report-the-true-story-behind-lionel-messis-surprise-spotify-camp-nou-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">surprise visit to Spotify Camp Nou<\/a> was seen as a sign of love for the club that marked his career; for others, a veiled message to the board.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona Seeks Tribute in Life for Its Greatest Figure<\/p>\n<p>Now, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2025\/11\/16\/6919bb8546163fe5728b458b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MARCA<\/a>, the speculation around the Argentine No. 10\u2019s emotional visit has rapidly escalated into proposals for the grandest tribute possible. <\/p>\n<p>The current atmosphere of homage at the club has led to the idea circulating strongly that one of the most emblematic stadiums in Spanish football could bear his name.<\/p>\n<p>Information emerging in the Catalan press indicates that a current is pushing for the possibility of renaming the venue as <strong>\u201cSpotify Camp Nou Leo Messi.\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/argentina-v-venezuela-fifa-world-cup-2026-qualifier-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi, former Barcelona captain and Argentina superstar\" class=\"wp-image-177763\"  \/>Messi\u2019s recent visit to Camp Nou has sparked a wave of emotions. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s current leadership views the gesture as a necessary attempt to strengthen the relationship with Messi after his painful departure in 2021, and to honour the most important player in its modern history.<\/p>\n<p>Similar honours have been bestowed on global legends like Pel\u00e9, Diego Maradona, and Johan Cruyff, who have had stadiums or complexes named after them. <\/p>\n<p>In this context, thinking of a <strong>\u201cCamp Nou Leo Messi\u201d<\/strong> does not seem far-fetched, but rather a natural evolution for a player who defined an era.<\/p>\n<p>Since it is a members\u2019 club, the final decision on the renaming would have to be put to a vote. However, Catalan media suggest it would be difficult to imagine a scenario where the proposal does not go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the renaming possibility, the club are already evaluating plans to put up a statue of the Argentine star, a tribute similar to the one made for club legends like Cruyff and Kubala. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Recently, Lionel Messi visited the Camp Nou, provoking a wave of enthusiastic comments about a possible return to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":384594,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1386,4444,81783,5506,221,62,183702,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-384593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-camp-nou","11":"tag-lionel-messi","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-spotify-camp-nou","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115563532992590527","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}