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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Argentina captain Lionel Messi has listed American football among four sports he enjoys watching other than football.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with MBC\u2019s Big Time podcast, the 36-year-old, who currently plays for Inter Miami in the MLS, said: \u201cTennis, padel, basketball, and also American football. I am learning a lot about American football and have come to understand it more and enjoying it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Argentina captain Lionel Messi has listed American football among four sports he enjoys watching other than football. In a recent interview with MBC\u2019s Big Time podcast, the 36-year-old, who currently plays for Inter Miami in the MLS, said: \u201cTennis, padel, basketball, and also American football. I am learning a lot about American […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":114314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[1570,2140,1888,254],"class_list":["post-114315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-lionel-messi","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"\nLionel Messi lists four sports he enjoys watching - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Argentina captain Lionel Messi has listed American football among four sports he enjoys watching other than football. 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