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Lionel Messi stand unveiled at Newell's Old Boys stadium as Inter Miami superstar gets Diego Maradona treatment at his boyhood club after turning 38

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Newell's Old Boys

<p>Messi was initially a member of the Newell's Old Boys academy before leaving to join Barcelona aged 13, and the Argentine club have moved to honour their boyhood star after his 38th birthday by naming a new stand after him at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The Lionel Messi stand is the club's latest tribute to a legend of Argentinian football, with the stadium named after the club's former player and coach Bielsa, and another stand bearing the name "Pelusa", the nickname of Diego Maradona.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Newell's Old Boys posted a video on social media showing the new stand, with the caption: "The Colossus adds a new chapter. For the first time, two football legends share the same home: ours."</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Hoy, el Coloso escribe una nueva página ❤️🖤<br><br>Por primera vez, los dos nombres más poderosos de la historia del fútbol viven en una misma casa: LA NUESTRA.<br><br>🏟️ 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗨𝗡𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜 🔟 <a href="https://t.co/Q5I0jfMI4h">pic.twitter.com/Q5I0jfMI4h</a></p>— Newell’s Old Boys (@Newells) <a href="https://twitter.com/Newells/status/1937575240881569950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT NEWELL'S OLD BOYS SAID

<p>Newell's Old Boys still hope to persuade Messi to finish his professional career at the club, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/i-know-he-wants-to-come-lionel-messi-glorious-homecoming-newell-s-old-boys-talked-up-club-president-inter-miami-contract-uncertainty/bltbd0f5caa640aaa44#csf8e39c5e39c25a33" target="_blank">club president Ignacio Astore claiming recently that he knows how much the World Cup-winning skipper "wants to come"</a>. A potential return may depend on whether Messi decides to renew his current contract at Inter Miami, which is set to expire at the end of the 2025 season.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI?

Lionel Messi stand unveiled at Newell's Old Boys stadium as Inter Miami superstar gets Diego Maradona treatment at his boyhood club after turning 38 | Goal.com

Newell&apos;s Old Boys have unveiled a new Lionel Messi stand, with the Argentina superstar following in the footsteps of Diego Maradona. 

Lionel Messi stand unveiled at Newell&apos;s Old Boys stadium as Inter Miami superstar gets Diego Maradona treatment at his boyhood club after turning 38

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