Why Lionel Messi Wants Out of FC Barcelona

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🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Lionel Messi is arguably the most famous athlete on the planet. The soccer superstar has claimed practically every individual and team accolade at the club level, and has rewritten the record books in his 17 years with FC Barcelona. But now, the man who many consider the greatest soccer player in history, says he wants to move on from the club he has played for his entire pro career. Messi's discontent for Barcelona has been brewing for months, but after a humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, his frustrations seem to have finally come to a head. ESPN's Sam Borden explains the origin of Messi's breakup with Barcelona, and explores where the Argentine star might be headed next. Then, J.A. Adande shares his experience as a young reporter covering the late John Thompson, Georgetown basketball coaching legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Huge news from the soccer world.
0:03.4	After almost two decades with Barcelona,
0:05.5	Lionel Messi has told the club he wants out.
0:07.7	This is Tom Brady playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers times a million.
0:12.2	None of us thought this would happen.
0:15.8	In a year when stunning news seems to happen every week,
0:20.2	this ranks near the top.
0:22.4	Leonel Messi, arguably the greatest soccer player who has ever lived, announced he wants to
0:27.9	leave the team he's played for his entire career, FC Barcelona, and take his talents to,
0:34.7	well, we don't know that part yet, but billions of soccer fans around the world
0:39.7	are waiting breathlessly to find out. Today, ESPN's Sam Borden tells us why Messi decided it was
0:46.9	time to break up with Barsa and where he might be headed next. I'm Pablo Torre. It's Tuesday, September 1st.
0:56.0	This is ESPN Daily.
1:02.9	Sam Borden, six years ago, we were in Brazil together, and my facial hair situation was not good.
1:13.9	I mean, that isn't what stands out for me,
1:19.9	Pablo, but, you know, I think I think we all have different memories of experiences.
1:25.9	Sam Borden is a global sports correspondent for ESPN and kind enough to forget the unfortunate beard I grew for five weeks while we
1:28.6	were covering the 2014 World Cup.
1:31.1	It's actually kind of funny, right?
1:32.2	I mean, now World Cup in Brazil, Lionel Messi was a big part of the story there, and obviously
1:37.6	he's a big part of the story today, too.
1:39.8	We got to see Leo Messi in a World Cup final, Sam, and you fast forward six years, and I bring
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