Gerard Pique running company making millions that even Lionel Messi has invested in

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has admitted struggling with being a "bigger girl" since her teenage years, but argued that her size should not define her.She addressed the issue while talking to Holly Willoughby as part of her Wylde Moon website's podcast."Everyone knows I'm a big girl, leave me alone!" Alison challenged.Holly analysed: "People would say to you: 'Oh you look nice, have you lost weight?' and they'd sort of couple those two things together."What that did was make you feel that being smaller has more value in our society."That's the message that you're sending by saying that," she frowned disapprovingly.The 47-year-old concurred, adding: "Another thing I get is people saying, 'You look a lot slimmer in real life!'""I get that all the time," Holly sympathised in response."Is that what I've become? Is my size that important? Does being smaller really make me a better person?" Alison quizzed."I personally think I'm alright whatever size I am, and I've been a lot of different sizes. I've got a wardrobe full of different clothes that are different sizes."Look, I'm still the same person - a size smaller, or two sizes smaller, or a size bigger - I'm exactly the same sort of person!"Obviously, I am a big girl so it's interesting to see, if I do lose weight, how [people's attitudes] change towards me, purely from me getting smaller."It's such a sad case - we all need to look within ourselves and stop doing that.

BBC News presenter Victoria Derbyshire has opened up about marrying her husband Mark Sandell following her breast cancer diagnosis.

Zack Sharf “Atlanta” writers revealed during the series’ TCA press conference this week that they were racially harassed in London during the filming of the Emmy-winning FX comedy’s third season.The long-delayed “Atlanta” Season 3 picks up with characters Earn (Donald Glover), Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) and Van (Zazie Beetz) on a music tour through Europe. Stephen Glover, a writer on and executive producer of the series, said a racially charged incident occurred on the crew’s first night in London after a group of drunk people confronted them outside of a bar.“This group of people walks up.

Lionel Messi has been on the top of his game for so long that Barcelona's next generation of stars were toddlers when the Argentine first burst onto the scene.Messi, 33, was just 16 when he made his debut for the Catalan club in a friendly against Jose Mourinho's Porto on 16 November 2003.Since then, the little Argentine has made over 800 appearances and scored over 600 goals in 18 trophy-filled seasons at the Nou Camp. Good things don't last forever, though, and soon the likes of Ansu Fati, Pedri, Ilaix Moriba and Oscar Mingueza will take the limelight as Messi begins to wind down his career.Daily Star Sport have taken a look at the next generation of Barcelona stars about to make their mark on the world stage.

Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi will be in the quarter-final of the Champions League.While that's bad news for Juventus, Barcelona and the marketing gurus at UEFA, it does bode well for Liverpool.The Reds had no such trouble securing their own route through to the last-eight of the competition.Jurgen Klopp's men advanced with a 4-0 aggregate win over RB Leipzig. Mohamad Salah and Sadio Mane scored in both legs of the tie as Liverpool made short work of their Bundesliga opponents.

Lionel Messi proved class is permanent and sent a reminder to Kylian Mbappe he is still among the world’s elite.PSG’s young superstar was outstanding at the Nou Camp in their Champions League round of 16 first leg tie.His hat-trick gave the French club a 4-1 aggregate lead to take back to the Parc des Princes.And Mbappe’s opener from the penalty spot in the return match on Wednesday evening looked to end the tie.It also saw Mbappe become the youngest player ever to reach 25 goals in Champions League history.At 22 years and 80 days, the World Cup winner broke Messi’s record, but that only appeared to frustrate the Argentinian genuius.Minutes later, the Barcelona forward responded in the best way possible with an absolute rocket into the top

Joan Laporta has opened up on the message he received from Lionel Messi after winning Barcelona's presidential election.

Barcelona following the election of Joan Laporta as president for the second time.Laporta previously reigned at the Nou Camp between 2003 and 2010 and appointed Pep Guardiola as manager during his time.The 58-year-old won more than 54 per cent of the vote and succeeds Josep Maria Bartomeu who resigned in October.Laporta had claimed he would get on the phone to Lionel Messi’s father were he to win the election in order to try and get the star to stay.Messi was heavily linked with a move away from the Nou Camp last summer and his contract ends at the conclusion of the season.Laporta had said: "I am sure that if someone else wins the election [other than me], Messi won't stay at the club.

Barcelona's new president is not so new having been in charge before.

Lionel Messi has voted in Barcelona’s presidential elections for the first time, with the outcome likely to impact his future with the Catalan club.

Ronald Koeman's assistant coach at Barcelona, Alfred Schreuder, has spoken about the way La Liga sides attempt to deal with Lionel Messi, claiming they are "willing to do everything that is forbidden" to stop him.

direct to your inboxPep Guardiola showed off his lighter side by trolling Rio Ferdinand during an interview with the former Manchester United man. Taking a break from Manchester City's relentless pursuit of a third Premier League title in four years, the Spaniard sat down with Ferdinand for the latest in his 'Rio meets' series for BT Sport.

Barcelona’s well documented financial woes will almost certainly see them let some of their star players go this summer.At the end of January, it was reported that the club are on the verge of bankruptcy, having made an £84million loss in 2020.It was also revealed that Barca have debts of nearly £1 billion, with £233m of that debt needing to be paid this coming summer.That means the club, who are about to undergo a election for a new president will be actively trying to move players out of the exit door to raise funds.Here we look at eight players who could leave the Camp Nou...The jewel in Barcelona’s crown, it is hard to imagine Messi playing for a team other than the Catalan club.But relations between Messi and Barca have fractured in

straight to your inboxBrazilian legend Rivaldo believes that Manchester City would be the favourites for any competition should they sign Lionel Messi on a free transfer this season.Messi is in the final year of his contract at Barcelona and may look to leave the club in the summer.He infamously handed in a transfer request last summer but refused to take the club to court over a clause that would allow him to move on a free transfer.City have been linked with a move this summer, reuniting Messi with Pep Guardiola, who brought him into prominence at the Nou Camp.And Rivaldo believes that City would be the favourites for any competition should Messi arrived at the Etihad."Pep Guardiola has one of the best squads in Europe and Manchester City

Jack Wilshere came up against Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta during his Arsenal days.

Lionel Messi is reportedly still very much open to the idea of staying at Barcelona as a final decision over his future draws ever closer.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic passed over both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as he gave his definitive verdict on who the greatest player of all time is.

Lionel Messi should consider Manchester City as a “very solid destination” where he would make the club “even stronger”, says Rivaldo. The Argentine has been linked with a move to the Premier League leaders throughout the season, having expressed a desire to leave last summer.

Lionel Messi has been told that Manchester City would be a "very solid destination" by former Barcelona star Rivaldo

Lionel Messi appeared to shock Elche goalkeeper Edgar Badia by asking for his shirt after Barcelona's 3-0 win over the La Liga side on Wednesday.