Updated 13:00 14 Feb 2024 GMTPublished 12:59 14 Feb 2024 GMT

The genius reason why Lionel Messi ignores the ball in the 'first minutes' of most games

Lionel Messi will often ignore the ball in the opening stages of a game.

Jack Kenmare

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Topics: Lionel Messi, Inter Miami, Barcelona, La Liga

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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The genius reason why Lionel Messi ignores the ball in the 'first minutes' of most games

Lionel Messi will often ignore the ball in the opening stages of a game.

The genius reason why Lionel Messi ignores the ball in the 'first minutes' of most games

Lionel Messi will often ignore the ball in the opening stages of a game.

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