Manel Exposito interview

From Nou Camp to New Zealand

January 8, 2013
By Mark Lomas
On November 16, 2003, two young men wearing Blaugrana stepped out for the inaugural match at FC Porto's Estadio do Dragao. Making their debuts for Barcelona, the forwards - who would both go on to score in two Champions League finals - felt they had the football world at their feet.



Eight years and two months later, one of those players has been named the planet's best for a fourth successive time - with 19 major trophies, Lionel Messi has become a sporting icon, squeezing ...

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