Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale surprised many by saying that he doesn’t watch football matches in his spare time. But the Welshman is not alone as many of his
contemporaries prefer to do other things.
Report by @fcBarcelona Global Fans website suggest that Lionel Messi has admitted few years ago: “I never watch football on television. Antonella gets bored with it. I come home and tell her I scored two or three goals, and she doesn’t even hear me.
“I like watching cartoons with Thiago. He laughs a lot.”
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Ex-Barca star Ronaldinho also said: “I don’t like to watch football, I like to play it. I can’t stand in front of the television for ninety minutes, I only watch the highlights.”
Gareth Bale: “The truth is that I don’t watch much football, to be honest. I prefer to watch golf in my spare time.
Neymar, when he played for Barca: “I don’t like to watch matches when it’s not Barcelona. I won’t watch Real Madrid matches, or other teams.
Ex-Arsenal and Real Sociedad Mexican player Carlos Vela: “People are very surprised, but I get bored watching a football match. I prefer a good movie, and I don’t talk much about football either.