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Everybody at Barcelona loves Messi. They can't speak highly of him.

Gordon Strachan

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Gordon Strachan
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: February 9
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Edinburgh
Scotland
Messi
Highly
Loves
Everybody
Speak
Barcelona

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