🤯 What on earth is happening now?! Messi and Suárez set up their own club | OneFootball

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Ole Werner is out at Werder Bremen, Raúl is leaving Real Madrid, Sandro Wagner is reportedly set to become the new Augsburg coach, and Lamine Yamal has signed a new contract with Barça: what a day! And we've been holding back on this news: Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez are founding their own football club. Suárez announced it today via Twitter/X.

The club is called Deportivo LSM - a combination of the two names - and is set to start in Uruguay's fourth division in 2026. According to media reports, Suárez had the idea for the project as early as 2018.

"I've decided that Deportivo LS will be part of the AUF structure, both in youth and professional. But this dream doesn't end here," explains the 38-year-old in a video where Messi also speaks: "It's an honor that you've chosen me. I hope to give everything to drive growth and above all to be by your side on this journey," says the Argentine.

Exactly what Messi's role in the newly founded club will look like is not yet clear, but perhaps we can now understand the two not only as teammates but also as co-club bosses.

We want to hear from you: what do you expect from the project? When will we see Deportivo LSM in the first division? And: do we need to secure TV rights for Uruguay's fourth division ASAP?

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