FC Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski is set to leave the club at the end of the season. The great Polish striker, one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of football, moved to FC Barcelona after a four-year stay, where he won seven titles. The Polish striker scored 119 goals in 191 matches, making him the team’s 14th-highest goalscorer of all time.

Lewandowski arrived at the club at a time when Barcelona were at their lowest point in their modern history, struggling with financial crisis and uncertainty on and off the field. Barcelona paid an initial transfer fee of 45 million euros plus add-ons to bring Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, where he had scored 344 goals while winning eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League.

Lewandowski made an immediate impact, topping La Liga’s scoring charts with 23 goals in his first season and helping Barcelona clinch their first league title in four years.

Lewandowski said in a statement, “After four years full of challenges and hard work, it is time to move on. I leave with the feeling that the mission has been accomplished. Four seasons, three championships.”

He said, “I will never forget the love I have received from the fans since my early days. Catalonia is my place on earth.”

“Barça is back where it was,” the striker concluded.

Lewandowski was also Barcelona’s top scorer in the next two La Liga campaigns, Including the 2024–25 season where he scored 27 goals To help the club retain the title. However, this season, the striker struggled with several injuries, starting only 15 of his 29 La Liga matches, while scoring 13 goals.

he showed up late Barcelona won LaLiga by beating Real Madrid 2-0 last weekend, while his goal in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over CA Osasuna earlier this month set the club on course to clinch the title with a Clásico victory.

Beyond goals, Lewandowski brought leadership and calmness to a Barcelona attack filled with young players during his tenure. As Barcelona transformed into one of the most devastating attacking teams in Europe over the past two years, he was constantly seen guiding teammates on positioning, moves and decision-making.

For many of Barcelona’s rising stars, Lewandowski was more than just a striker. He was a guide, a reference point and a player whose standards shaped the dressing room during an important rebuilding era for the club. At a time when Barcelona desperately needed stability and belief, Lewandowski arrived with the aura of a serial winner and helped restore both.

Media reports suggest that Lewandowski has received offers from Saudi Arabia, Italy and the United States. Wherever he goes next, he leaves Barcelona as one of the pivotal figures in the club’s post-Messi rebuilding – a legendary goalscorer whose impact went far beyond the numbers on the scoresheet.

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MLC Ivan D’Souza addressed the media in Mangaluru on Saturday

Mangaluru: : MLC Ivan D’Souza said on Saturday that the Chief Minister has written a letter to the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court requesting immediate establishment. Circuit Bench in MangaluruAnd they hope that it will be installed by August this year.He told reporters that the Chief Justice is expected to visit the city by the end of this month or in the first week of June to inspect the infrastructure identified for the proposed bench. D’Souza said that when the Chief Minister had visited Mangaluru four months ago, he had expressed support for the demand and said that a decision would be taken after discussion with the Chief Justice.D’Souza said that during a meeting with the Chief Justice in Udupi, he accepted that this was a genuine demand and the law should be decentralized so that justice can be delivered closer to the people. However, the Chief Justice had asked what was the government’s view on the issue, he said.He said that although the Chief Justice can expand the bench, he believes that the government and the Chief Justice should move forward together and has requested the Chief Minister to write a letter. “Now we feel that 80% of the work has been completed after the Chief Minister’s letter,” Ivan said. He expressed confidence that the High Court Circuit Bench would be established soon.D’Souza said, the Chief Justice had raised concerns about infrastructure and basic facilities, which has now been clarified through the government’s communication. He said a demand has been made for a separate committee and a nodal officer to look after the residence of judges.D’Souza said the circuit bench would benefit the citizens of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi, while adding that the decision on jurisdiction rests solely with the Chief Justice.In his letter, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said litigants and lawyers from coastal districts have to travel to Bengaluru, causing financial strain, logistical difficulties and delays in accessing justice. He said a circuit bench in Mangaluru would decentralize judicial access and ensure timely and affordable justice. He said that the government is ready to facilitate this initiative immediately.The letter said that approximately 50,000 square feet of space in the old Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangaluru has been identified for residential accommodation for judges and necessary civil and administrative infrastructure as well as court operations.

Mohammed Mahudhi, who was searching for drowned divers in Maldives, also died.

The death toll in the Maldives scuba tragedy rose after officials reported that a Maldivian diver who was searching for the bodies of five Italian tourists who died in an underwater lake earlier this week has also died. According to The Sun, Sergeant Major Mohammed Mahudhi fell ill on the third day of the recovery operation in Vaavu Atoll, which translated to an ex-post by the Maldivian Army.“His courage, sacrifice and service to the nation will always be remembered. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and colleagues,” the Army reportedly said, according to the outlet.Mahudhi was one of eight divers deployed to find the bodies of Monica Montefalcon, a professor of marine biology at the University of Genoa, and her 20-year-old daughter Giorgia Somacal, who disappeared during a 160-foot dive into the Underworld Cave.Muriel Odenino of Turin, Gianluca Benedetti of Padua, and Federico Gualtieri of Borgomanero also failed to recover from the fatal dive.Authorities said only Benedetti’s body had been recovered.The causes of death of the divers are still under investigation, although some experts have theorized that oxygen toxicity and extreme panic are possible factors that led to the deaths of the five scuba divers.

‘Something must have happened…my wife is one of the best divers’

Montefalcon’s husband, Carlo Somacal, doubted that “something might have happened” in the cave, saying that his wife, a professor at the University of Genoa, was such an experienced diver that he did not take the risk. “The only certainty I have is that my wife is one of the best divers on Earth. And she has always been conscientious. She would never have endangered the lives of our daughter or the others with them,” he told La Repubblica on Friday.“Something must have happened there,” the retired scientist said. He said, “Maybe someone was in trouble, maybe there was a problem with the oxygen cylinder, I have no idea. But I am ready to swear on anything about Monica’s behavior.”

Oxygen poisoning behind death?

Although the cause of deaths is not yet known, experts suspect oxygen toxicity which occurs when too much oxygen becomes dangerous. Humans are made to breathe air containing approximately 21% oxygen. But according to UMass Memorial Health, when someone breathes oxygen in unusually high concentrations or under intense pressure for too long, it can be toxic to the body.This happens because excess oxygen creates an overload of unstable molecules called “free radicals.” Normally, the body can neutralize them with antioxidants. But when too many build up too quickly, they begin to damage cells and tissues.