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Reasons Why Lionel Messi COULD Leave Barcelona For Man City (Humouring Rumours)
RABONA SPORTING CLUB MERCH: https://rabonatv.bigcartel.com/ Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/g69tDS Reasons Why Lionel Messi COULD Leave Barcelona For Man City (Humouring Rumours) Following Eric Abidal’s Sport interview in which he shed a lot of light upon the sacking of Ernesto Valverde and claimed that many players had a bad relationship with the coach, Lionel Messi took to social media to publicly decry what Abidal said. Since then, the media have mused that this summer COULD BE the year that Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona, with many thinking that Manchester City would be the club he would elect to join given how in 2016 he told Pep Guardiola that he would like to work under him again. SOURCES: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/05/lionel-messi-barcelona-eric-abidal-patience-snapped https://theathletic.com/1588411/2020/02/06/manchester-city-messi-barcelona-transfer/ Follow me on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Rabona_TV And on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/Rabona.TV #Messi #Abidal #HumouringRumours
Barcelona's Quique Setién on Lionel Messi, Eric Abidal fallout
'In any club like this there are problems,' were the words from Barcelona manager Quique Setién as he weighed in on the fallout between Lionel Messi and sporting director Eric Abidal. The former Barcelona defender has sparked fury after he blamed the players for the sacking of former manager Ernesto Valverde, saying: 'Lots of players were not satisfied [with Valverde] and nor did they work a lot.' In response, Messi posted on social media, saying: 'I think that when players are talked about, names should be given because, if not, we are all being dirtied and it feeds comments that are made and are not true' Subscribe to Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/GuardianFootball Barcelona in meltdown after Lionel Messi hits back at Eric Abidal ► https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/04/barcelona-meltdown-lionel-messi-eric-abidal Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian News ► http://www.youtube.com/guardianwires Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture
Barcelona in crisis: Lionel Messi hits back at Eric Abidal's comments
Barcelona were plunged into crisis when Lionel Messi publicly called out the sporting director Eric Abidal, challenging him to name names and accusing him of tarnishing the players’ reputation. Abidal claimed Barcelona’s players had not been happy with Valverde, who was sacked on 13 January, and that they had not been working hard enough under their former manager. In response club captain Messi took to social media, saying: 'I think that when players are talked about, names should be given because, if not, we are all being dirtied and it feeds comments that are made and are not true.' Subscribe to Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/GuardianFootball Barcelona in meltdown after Lionel Messi hits back at Eric Abidal ► https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/04/barcelona-meltdown-lionel-messi-eric-abidal Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian News ► http://www.youtube.com/guardianwires Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture
Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and their shared love of basketball
Gianna Bryant had dreamed of playing basketball professionally like her father, Kobe Bryant, but on 26 January, both she and her father were killed, along with seven others, when the helicopter they were travelling on crashed in California. Over the past few months the father and daughter were often spotted courtside watching NBA games and Bryant often talked about Gianna’s passion for the sport Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport LA Lakers fans gather to pay tribute ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/26/the-city-is-bleeding-la-lakers-fans-gather-to-pay-tribute-to-kobe-bryant Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian ► www.theguardian.com/sport The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► www.youtube.com/theguardian Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture
Novak Djokovic leads Serbia to victory over Spain in ATP Cup
'I'll remember this for the rest of my life' were the words of Novak Djokovic after he inspired Serbia to ATP Cup glory against Spain in Sydney. The world No 2 took on Spain's Rafael Nadal, clinching victory 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) to level to tie after Roberto Bautista Agut beat Dusan Lajovic in straight sets. The final and decisive doubles match saw Serbia's Viktor Triocki partnered with Djokovic take on Pablo Carreño Busta and Feliciano López. The Serbs clinched the tie in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport Novak Djokovic leads Serbia to glory against Spain in inaugural ATP Cup ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/12/novak-djokovic-serbia-defeats-rafael-nadal-spain-atp-cup Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian ► www.theguardian.com/sport The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► www.youtube.com/theguardian Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture
'Definitely having a bit of red wine tonight' says Kyrgios after ATP thriller
A thrilling tie between Great Britain and Australia ended in defeat for Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury as Alex De Minaur and Nick Kyrgios earned a stunning 18-16 tiebreak victory. Great Britain had four match points during the encounter and the most glaring lost opportunity came to Jamie Murray, volleying the ball long at 12-11. Speaking afterwards Murray admitted that he should never have missed the shot, adding, ‘I’ll probably never miss it again in my career.' A delighted Kyrgios said, 'that was probably the most stressful tiebreak I've ever played in my life. So, I'm definitely having a bit of red wine tonight.' Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport Australia edge Great Britain in ATP Cup quarter-final tie-break thriller ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/09/australia-edge-great-britain-in-atp-cup-quarter-final-thriller Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian ► www.theguardian.com/sport The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► www.youtube.com/theguardian Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture
Mesut Özil row: Chinese Arsenal fans react angrily to player's Xinjiang post
Chinese fans of Arsenal have expressed anger at a social media post from Mesut Özil about China's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang. In the post on Instagram, Özil denounced Beijing for burning Qur'ans, closing mosques and the killing of religious scholars. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian Mesut Özil row: China's Arsenal fans burn shirts in anger at Xinjiang post ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/16/mesut-ozil-row-chinas-arsenal-fans-burn-shirts-in-anger-at-xinjiang-post Arsenal distance themselves from Mesut Özil comments on Uighurs’ plight ► https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/13/arsenal-distance-themselves-from-mesut-ozil-comments-china-uighur-people Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://www.theguardian.com/info/2016/sep/02/sign-up-for-the-guardian-documentaries-update The Guardian ► https://www.theguardian.com The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture
Freddie Ljungberg on Mesut Özil's substitution and Arsenal being more 'cynical'
Arsenal's interim manager Freddie Ljungberg has explained his decision behind substituting Mesut Özil, the German midfielder reacted angrily to the decision. 'I wanted more energy in the team, sometimes we need to run and tackle and try to win the ball back' said Ljungberg. Özil was seen kicking his gloves into the air as he left the field as Arsenal lost 3-0 at home to Manchester City Subscribe to Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/GuardianFootball Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian News ► http://www.youtube.com/guardianwires Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture