How Lionel Messi NEARLY played for Spain | Argentina vs Benin retirement game
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In this clip from ESPN Films: ‘Messi: The Forgotten Tape’, Lionel Messi’s former Barcelona teammates and coaches from the La Masia youth team tell the story of their attempts to convince the uncapped future superstar to stop waiting for an Argentina call-up, and choose to play for Spain instead. Watch ‘Messi: The Forgotten Tape’ now on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-485cc198-8669-43fc-be87-1bff20df95ba ---- Subscribe to ESPN UK: http://bit.ly/1oGUzVA Follow ESPN UK across multiple platforms: https://en-gb.facebook.com/ESPNUK https://twitter.com/ESPNUK https://www.espn.co.uk/
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