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Jan 2020
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Messi the load management King of Footba...

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About this episode

How Load management was birth in football? and why Messi is better at it than Ronaldo.  




 Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. 



Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Load management is very important for any athlete looking to consistently compete at a high level and stay injury free.


www.realvalladolid.es, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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