Messi And Neymar Reunite. Is It Time To Stop Hating The Brazilian Star?
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Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2021
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Over the weekend, a tearful Lionel Messi stood at a podium and announced that he would, in fact, be leaving Barcelona -- the team and city that have been his home for the past 21 years. But one of the silver linings of this sad saga is that Messi could very well be reunited with his good friend and former Barcelona teammate, Neymar, at Paris St. Germain. The Athletic’s Jack Lang joined us to back in May to talk about why the Brazilian striker both delights and enrages soccer fans, the role that Messi played in his development, and why it might be time to stop hating the sublimely talented star. (Note: This episode originally aired on May 6, 2021.)
Read Jack Lang's original story about Neymar:
https://theathletic.com/2518636/2021/04/14/seriously-what-is-it-that-makes-you-hate-neymar/
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| 0:46.0 | I'm going to tell you my yeah. |
| 0:55.0 | These recent days I've been thinking, giving lots of thought to what I could say. |
| 1:04.0 | And the truth is that I can't think of anything. |
| 1:10.0 | Over the weekend a tearful Lionel Messi stood at a podium and announced that he, |
| 1:16.0 | the greatest player in the world, would in fact be leaving Barcelona, |
| 1:20.0 | the team and city that have been his home for 21 years. |
| 1:24.0 | I'm leaving with my wife, with my three little Katalan Argentine kids. |
| 1:31.0 | Add to some questions and honestly, thank you to everyone. |
| 1:36.0 | But one of the silver linings if there is one to this whole sad saga is that |
| 1:43.0 | Messi could very well be reunited with his good friend and former Barcelona teammate, |
| 1:48.0 | Neymar, at Perry, Saint Germain. |
| 1:50.0 | The same Neymar who gave Messi a heartfelt hug after losing to him at this summer's Copa America. |
| 1:56.0 | Neymar looking for his teammate. |
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