As a fan of Arsenal and Hibernian, Andy Murray has persistently proven followers his ardour for soccer.
The three-time Grand Slam champion reportedly got here near changing into knowledgeable footballer, and even turned down an opportunity to play for Rangers to pursue his tennis profession.
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The star frolicked in his youth in Barcelona, the place he skilled to turn out to be a tennis icon, and he fell in love with Ronaldinho after watching him within the Camp Nou.
In 2021, Murray shared the Premier League footballer who most reminded him of Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi.
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Andy Murray was an enormous fan of Mo Salah in 2021
Murray heaped reward on Salah for his performances for Liverpool throughout their 2020/2021 season, which noticed the Egyptian win the Golden Boot alongside Son Heung-min.
After watching his performances, Murray even namechecked Messi and Ronaldinho when praising the Egyptian.
Talking to , Murray stated: “I’m not saying he’s the identical as Lionel Messi however clearly they’re each left-footed, each nice dribblers and stuff. I discover his character like form of much like Ronaldinho.
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“Once I was in Barcelona, after I was 15, I used to go alongside and watch the matches there loads. And I simply all the time beloved him as a result of I watched him and he simply regarded like he was having the time of his life and simply partying.
“I watched them warming up earlier than a match as soon as and the entire crew had been doing sprints and all the pieces and he was simply on his personal, simply enjoying with the ball, keepy-ups, dribbling, kicking the ball like method up within the air after which trapping it and stuff.
“Salah jogs my memory a bit about that, the way in which he goes concerning the recreation and stuff, so I like watching him.”
Salah was named within the PFA Crew of the 12 months that season and Liverpool got here second, only one level shy of Manchester Metropolis.
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Who Andy Murray named in his dream 11
4 years prior, Murray named his dream 11 throughout an interview with , which featured a number of legendary names.
Gamers from Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Actual Madrid all featured, together with the likes of Andre Iniesta, Dani Alves, and Zinedine Zidane.
Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas
Defenders: Dani Alves, Rio Ferdinand, Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba
Midfielders: Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Zinedine Zidane
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo
There was no house for Salah but, as Murray opted for a entrance three of Messi, Thierry Henry, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Just one English participant made the lower, with Rio Ferdinand lining up in opposition to Barcelona legend, Gerard Pique.