{"id":136374,"date":"2024-10-31T21:29:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T20:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/messi-names-three-sports-he-loves-playing-apart-from-football"},"modified":"2024-10-31T23:21:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:21:19","slug":"messi-names-three-sports-he-loves-playing-apart-from-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/messi-names-three-sports-he-loves-playing-apart-from-football","title":{"rendered":"Messi names three sports he loves playing apart from football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi has named the top three sports that he loves playing besides football.<\/p>\n<p>Messi is widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of football.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentina forward is the most decorated player in football, having won 46 trophies.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, who has won eight Ballon d\u2019Ors, has played for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in the past.<\/p>\n<p>However, when asked about his favourite games besides football, Messi said in a recent interview with acclaimed journalist Fabrizio Romano (via @AlbicelesteTalk on X): \u201cThe other than football, I love padel, tennis and basketball, but I play padel the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi has named the top three sports that he loves playing besides football. Messi is widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of football. The Argentina forward is the most decorated player in football, having won 46 trophies. 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