{"id":1309,"date":"2011-07-11T10:56:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T08:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.footballticketsbarcelona.com\/fc-barcelona-news\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2023-02-28T21:37:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:37:28","slug":"i-want-to-defend-messi-says-maradona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballticketsbarcelona.com\/fc-barcelona-news\/i-want-to-defend-messi-says-maradona\/","title":{"rendered":"“I want to defend Messi,” says Maradona"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The national team didn’t attack at all (in the 0-0 draw with Colombia) and we blame him; we are being very unfair to Messi when I hear all those idiots slamming him.” Maradona<\/strong> said.
\n“I spoke to him during the week and I told him to remain calm,”
\n“Before the 1986 World Cup<\/strong> I was a disaster and I was criticised by 80 per cent of the journalists. Later, there wasn’t one who didn’t ask me for a story, so I can understand what’s going on.”
\n“I wish the best in the world to all of the boys who were with me at the World Cup and all of the other players,” he said.
\n“But not to the others.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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