Barcelona launches a campaign in support of Lionel Messi and his father Jorge after the Argentine pair were sentenced to prison terms this week over tax fraud

Barcelona vow to support Lionel Messi following his decision to appeal against the 21-month jail sentence handed down to him by a Spanish court after being found guilty of fiscal fraud and believe the verdict is "an attack on his person".

Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday.

Neymar will stay with Barcelona after signing a five-year contract, the club have announced.

Barcelona on Monday accepted to pay a 5.5-million-euro ($6.2 million) fine over Neymar's contested 2013 transfer in a deal with prosecutors that sees the club avoid trial on tax evasion charges.

Lionel Messi must shrug off the gruelling demands of a globe-trotting schedule if he is to fulfill his dream of leading Argentina to a first major tournament victory in 23 years at the Copa America Centenario.

Defender Gerard Pique praised Barcelona's resilience after they ended an emotion-filled season by clinching top spot in La Liga with a 3-0 victory at Granada on Saturday.

The Uruguayan forward also became the winner of Pichichi award, by scoring 40 La Liga goals, as Barcelona sealed their 24th La Liga title holding off Real Madrid's late-season surge.

Family of the five-year-old Afghan boy who received autographed shirts from Lionel Messi is forced to leave Afghanistan amid constant telephone threats.

The Uruguayan forward hit four goals for the second time in four days as the defending champions moved back to the top following wins for Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

FC Barcelona have revealed the design for their revamp of the iconic Camp Nou, which will cost them an estimated 420 million euros.

Following Barcelona's 8-0 victory over Deportivo La Coruna, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid won their respective matches as the top of the La Liga points table remained as tight as ever.

Suarez strikes four while Ivan Rakitic, Leo Messi, Marc Bartra and Neymar scores one apiece as the Catalan giants emphatically bounce back from their worst run in La Liga for 13 years.

Brazil legend Ronaldo believes Neymar has what it takes to match Lionel Messi and become the Argentine's heir at Barcelona.

Having lead Barcelona to a record 31-match unbeaten run since last October, Lionel Messi could now very well be the driving force to lead his team to domestic and continental glory once again.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is out of hospital and recovering after a non-surgical procedure to cure his kidney problems.

Cristiano Ronaldo explains to reporters how he helped out his rival Lionel Messi with language issues and now expects to be paid.

Barcelona FC's appeal against their Uruguayan striker Luiz Suarez's two-game ban in the Copa del Rey fails as the decision is upheld by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

The Barcelona star Lionel Messi denies there is any jealousy between him and Cristiano Ronaldo, and praises the Real Madrid player's talents.

Lionel Messi is rewriting football history. Before the emergence of the Argentine attacker just over a decade ago, the game's records were spread out among a select band of legends. But now there are hardly any left for anyone else.