FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa del Rey - Semi Final First Leg - FC Barcelona v Real Madrid - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - February 6, 2019 Barcelona's Lionel Messi on the substitute bench before the match REUTERS/Sergio Perez
(Reuters) - Lionel Messi is one of the investors in the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid later this year, according to Barcelona team mate Gerard Pique whose Kosmos company has been instrumental in a revamp for the historic tennis competition.
Pique's investment firm Kosmos has backed the new format to the tune of $3 billion (£2.3 billion) over 25 years and will jointly run the competition alongside the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
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