Rumor has it that the world’s top soccer player is shockingly looking to leave Europe for South America.At the age of 22, Argentine striker Lionel Messi has been stellar not only playing for his country but for one of the world’s elite teams in Spain’s FC Barcelona. He has dazzled fans and foes alike with his skills yet he was disappointed at a substandard individual performance in Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal draw against Arsenal. According to the local press, Messi threw a tantrum in the locker room after the game while lamenting how he went “to the wrong Barcelona.” “I should’ve gone to Guayaquil” reportedly said Messi, thus fueling allegations that he wants to play for Ecuadorian side Barcelona Sporting Club.
Barcelona S.C. coach Juan Manuel Llop couldn’t contain his excitement in remarks made this morning to one Ecuadorian daily:
“Are you @&%&* kidding me? I feel like I’ve won the *%^* lottery! This is the happiest day of my life!”It was approximately one year ago that Messi fueled similar rumors when he claimed to seek a transfer to play in Major League Soccer. “If (Guillermo Barros) Schelotto can do it then so can I,” Messi proclaimed back then.
Image- The Telegraph
Online Sources- Diario Ole, Wikipedia, BBC Sport, The Latin Americanist
This is quite the tidbit, but i was wondering if you might have a better link? Your Olé link is the index page which had nothing about the story, and i was unable to find anything in the spanish-speaking press other than the BBC blurb. (El Universo de Ecuador didn't even seem to carry the story!)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your informative blog!
Check the Labels section at the bottom of this post and you'll see why the links don't exactly back the Messi "story".
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