The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

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AZWification said:

Talal said:

Ka-pi96 said:
So a former Barcelona coach is claiming Real Madrid sold Di Maria because he was too ugly for them...
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/9740563/manchester-united-winger-di-maria-was-too-ugly-for-real-madrid

There were rumors flying around when he was still in Madrid that Perez didn't like him very much because he wasn't marketable. I also remember Di Maria making a comment about how the management didn't like him.

While players like Pepe and Modric are extremely marketable! I have nothing against them btw.

Pepe and Modric are pillar elements in their respective sectors, unlike Di Maria.

Di Maria had a fierce competition on Bale, Ronaldo and James even though I like him better than the last three. He was the least marketable.