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Barcelona - Fixtures and Squad for Barcelona 2011-12 Barca Transfers. Messi pledges entire career to Barca. World footballer of the year Lionel Messi has pledged to spend his entire playing career at Barcelona. Messi was speaking from Bogota, ahead of Friday's friendly international between Colombia and Argentina. "Barcelona is my home," he said, "and I would love to spend my entire footballing career there, until I retire. " When asked if we consider joining Barca's arch-rivals Real Madrid, the captain of Argentina answered: "I am not thinking about a move to Real Madrid. " Messi, who turns 25 on Sunday, came to Barcelona as a 13-year-old and has risen to arguably the best player in the world. He scored a record-breaking total of 73 goals for Barca last season and has been World Footballer the last three years.

Messi was also asked about Tito Vilanova taking over as coach at Barca from Pep Guardiola, who stepped down after winning 14 titles in four years with the team. "We are all pleased that Tito has been chosen as Guardiola's replacement," he replied. Louise Fresco on feeding the whole world.