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Take the Ball, Pass the Ball

(SPEAKING SPANISH) One of my friends workedin the youth academy, when Messi was 14 or 15

(SPEAKING SPANISH) One of my friends worked
in the youth academy, when Messi was 14 or 15

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One of my friends worked in the youth academy,
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when Messi was 14 or 15.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:02
Uploaded
Jun 24, 2025
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
Zoomsport International,Universal Pictures,Versus Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball is the definitive story of the greatest football team ever assembled. For four explosive years Pep Guardiola's Barça produced the greatest football in history, seducing fans around the world.
I always asked about the kids, which of them looked special, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:08
I always asked about the kids, which of them looked special,
He said to me, "There's this kid from Argentina - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:14
He said to me, "There's this kid from Argentina
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One of them told me there was a kid in Rosario. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:06
One of them told me there was a kid in Rosario.
He was only 12 years old but he was unique. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:05
He was only 12 years old but he was unique.
Nowadays, clubs invest in youngsters, but it didn't happen back then. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:06
Nowadays, clubs invest in youngsters, but it didn't hap...
It wasn't easy, but Charly Rexach helped and we decided to bring him over. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:06
It wasn't easy, but Charly Rexach helped and we decided...
It was a big gamble to sign such a small kid from abroad - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:09
It was a big gamble to sign such a small kid from abroad
It was Charly Rexach who made it happen. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:06
It was Charly Rexach who made it happen.
He came to watch me play and told me that Barça definitely wanted me. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:05
He came to watch me play and told me that Barça definitely w...
It was thanks to him and the coaches who wanted to sign me, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:07
It was thanks to him and the coaches who wanted to sign me,
But mainly it's thanks to Charly that I signed for Barça. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:07
But mainly it's thanks to Charly that I signed for Barç...
My small part in Messi's arrival - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:08
My small part in Messi's arrival
If you went to the board back then - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:15
If you went to the board back then
He's very good, and one day, he'll be incredible." - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:09
He's very good, and one day, he'll be incredible.&...
Even back then, it was already obvious that Messi was out of this world. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:06
Even back then, it was already obvious that Messi was out of...
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His parents had been here a month, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:08
His parents had been here a month,
We were at the Pompeia Tennis Club on Montjuic, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:18
We were at the Pompeia Tennis Club on Montjuic,
We still have the napkin stored in the bank - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:08
We still have the napkin stored in the bank