{"id":10993,"date":"2022-02-25T20:28:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/?p=10993"},"modified":"2022-02-25T20:12:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:12:18","slug":"uefas-former-president-platini-reveals-mistake-ronaldo-messi-made-in-their-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/uefas-former-president-platini-reveals-mistake-ronaldo-messi-made-in-their-career","title":{"rendered":"UEFA\u2019s former president, Platini reveals mistake Ronaldo, Messi made in their career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Former UEFA president and Juventus legend, Michel Platini, has revealed the mistake Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Lionel Messi made in their glittering career so far.<\/p>\n<p>Platini believes Ronaldo and Messi should have moved to the USA or China after leaving Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Ronaldo left Real Madrid in 2018 for Juventus, where he spent three years before joining Man United in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, meanwhile, left Barcelona for PSG in the summer of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI respect Ronaldo and Messi, but I retired at 32,\u201d Platini told La Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could\u2019ve joined Barcelona or Marseille, but I wanted to be identified with the club that I had made history with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRonaldo was Real Madrid and Messi was Barcelona. If I were them, I would\u2019ve moved to the USA or China, not to another big club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. Former UEFA president and Juventus legend, Michel Platini, has revealed the mistake Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Lionel Messi made in their glittering career so far. Platini believes Ronaldo and Messi should have moved to the USA or China after leaving Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively. 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