Lionel Messi is the latest footballer to take on the 'stay at home challenge' as stars attempt to keep themselves entertained with sport on hold due to coronavirus.

At Barcelona, as reported on Thursday by Sportsmail, the board are risking a potential feud with their star players over mooted wage cuts. Here's how it would affect their enormous salaries.

Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi would reportedly prefer to rekindle his partnership with Neymar than for the club to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan in the summer.

Every sports fan loves a good stat. And Steve Smith's achievements this summer got us discussing the best  stats across a number of sports... here are some of the best we came up with.

The Ballon d’Or pays tribute to the best player of the past year and competition is fierce. Sportsmail takes a look at those nominated and how their performances have compared over the year.

The Ballon d'Or is awarded to the best player applying his trade in Europe, but is often considered the ultimate prize on a personal level for any footballer.

The world of football has united in grief after former Spain and Barcelona manager Luis Enrique announced his nine-year-old daughter Xana had died from bone cancer.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has made the bold claim of reassuring supporters that talisman Lionel Messi will not be leaving the club. The club icon could walk away for free in summer.

The 2014 World Cup Golden Boot was won by Colombia's James Rodriguez, who set the tournament alight with six goals and goal of the tournament before earning a transfer to Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Virgil Van Dijk have all been shortlisted for this year's Ballon d'Or, after the 30-man shortlist for the prestigious award was announced.

The pair pipped Tiger Woods, Rafael Nadal, Marc Marquez and Eliud Kipchoge for the honour. Messi won his sixth Ballon d'Or last year as Barcelona won La Liga for the 26th time.

The 'Special One', who left Manchester United ten months ago, has named the Brazilian Ronaldo as the greatest player he has worked with, having coached him at Barcelona.

Lionel Messi has achieved some incredible things during his playing career. And on Sunday night, he reached another milestone when he bagged his 400th goal for Barcelona in La Liga.

The midfielder posted 10 pictures on Instagram from Croatia's stunning 3-0 victory over Argentina in Russia, but one photo has irked a number of fans, which shows Rakitic dribbling past Messi.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: No-one needed to tell Jurgen Klopp about Jan Oblak before Wednesday night's performance. Liverpool were one of the clubs interested in signing him in 2018.

PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP: Career goal number 600 for Lionel Messi, it was special, it broke another record and it probably won the league for Barcelona.

Argentina should thank their lucky stars they have a player like Lionel Messi in their squad, claims Diego Costa. The Barcelona star was forced to watch Spain's thumping win from the stands.

Costa played up front with Griezmann for a season and a half under Diego Simeone's stewardship and believes the want-away Frenchman left the club for the right reasons.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: The four-times Champions League winner flew to London to meet with his agent on Monday and Spanish media speculated that he will be allowed to join Jiangsu Suning.

Argentina defender Nicolas Tagliafico has praised captain Lionel Messi for his desire to win a trophy for his country as they begin their quest to end a 26-year wait for silverware.

TOM SANDERSON IN BRAZIL: The sight of an inconsolable Lionel Messi slumped on the turf of the MetLife Stadium became a defining image of his tenure in the Argentina shirt from 2014 to 2016.

Lionel Messi (left), the talisman for the national side, has urged his Argentina team-mates to 'recover quickly' as they face a must-win game against Paraguay next.

Argentina are staring at an embarrassing exit from the Copa America after drawing 1-1 with Paraguay on Wednesday. Lionel Messi and Co are bottom of their group and play Qatar in their last game.

After a Messi penalty salvaged a point against Paraguay on Wednesday night, Argentina know they must now beat 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to avoid an embarrassing early exit.

Miguel Almiron's superb assist for Paraguay in their Copa America draw with Argentina has earned a tongue-in-cheek comparison to Lionel Messi from Newcastle.

For Lionel Messi, the present Copa America campaign with Argentina has, so far, been another bruising affair on the international stage. But he has still shown flashes of his sparkling best.

Argentina must beat Qatar in Porto Alegre on Sunday night and hope Paraguay fail to beat Colombia if they are to avoid a humiliating group-stage exit at the Copa America.

After picking up just one point from their opening two games, Argentina needed to win to progress and they managed to do so courtesy of goals from Lautaro Martinez and Sergio Aguero.

The South American side clinched second place in Group B after a 2-0 victory against Qatar, thanks to goals from Lautaro Martinez and Sergio Aguero. 'Now starts another Copa,' Messi said.

Lionel Messi might be Argentina's - and Barcelona's - all-time record goalscorer, but fans were quick to mock the all-time great after he missed an easy chance for his country in Copa America.

Real Madrid fans are relishing the prospect of watching 18-year-old Takefusa Kubo after his latest impressive display at the Copa America against Ecuador on Monday night.

Lionel Messi (left) and Sergio Aguerro (right) cut relaxed figures as Argentina prepared for their Copa America quarter-final clash with Venezuela.

Argentina booked their place in the Copa America semi-finals on Friday night with a 2-0 win over Venezuela in Rio de Janeiro thanks to goals from Lautaro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso.

The Barcelona star has scored just one goal in four appearances for Argentina at the tournament, a penalty against Paraguay, although they are into the semi-finals.

The 32-year-old's wait for major silverware with his country goes on after Argentina were beaten 2-0 by Brazil in the Copa America semi-finals. Messi will be 35 by the 2022 World Cup.

Lionel Messi blasted 'bulls***' refereeing and accused officials of favouring Brazil after Argentina were dumped out of the Copa America at the semi-final stage on Tuesday night.

When five-time Ballon d'Or winner and Barcelona star Lionel Messi eventually hangs up his boots, he might just have one huge regret lingering in the back of his mind.

After Lionel Messi tasted yet more international heartbreak with Argentina at the Copa America , his scoring record on the big stage has once again come under scrutiny.

He may have won the Champions League last season, but Alisson Becker learned a few crucial lessons along the way. After being beaten by Lionel Messi once, amends have been made.

TOM SANDERSON IN BRAZIL: Naturally, the Argentine press dug its heels in over the hours that followed yet another big stage disappointment. Messi, they feel, can lead new generation to glory.

Argentina and Lionel Messi remain optimistic about their future despite another year without a trophy. There is some hope despite the team's 2-0 loss to Brazil.

Gary Medel has come out in defence of Lionel Messi after both players were sent off for a confrontation in the Copa America third place playoff. The were dismissed for a clash in the first half.

The 25-year-old Juventus star netted Argentina's second goal against Chile in the 22nd minute as they won 2-1, with Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero scoring the opener.

Messi was left incandescent with the performance of referee Roddy Zambrano and the use of VAR and did not hold back in his post-match assessment after their defeat by Brazil.

Lionel Messi has been recuperating on a family holiday after the disappointment of Argentina's Copa America semi-final defeat by Brazil.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned for one game and fined £1,200 after being sent off against Chile in the Copa America third-place playoff earlier this month.

Lionel Messi will not feature for Argentina again this year after receiving a three-month suspension and a £41,000 fine following his controversial comments about Copa America.

Lionel Messi has started his recovery from a calf injury as the Barcelona star pushes to be fit for the start of the La Liga season on August 16. He trained alone with his team-mates away in the USA.

Lionel Messi has suffered another injury setback and will almost certainly be out of Barcelona's La Liga fixture with Osasuna at the weekend. Messi has struggled for fitness since suffering a calf injury.

Argentina and Chile renewed their combative rivalry in Los Angeles on Thursday in a game that was peppered with 10 yellow cards but ultimately ended as a goalless stalemate.