- Favorite players
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Messi, Rakitic, Verratti, James, Neymar
- Favorite Managers
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Pep Guardiola, Cholo Simeone
- Favorite Teams
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Barça
The Internet is full of tribute videos with some version of the title "Messi doesn't dive" a trait rare in a sport where players roll around on the ground like gunshot victims when an opponent so much as breathes on them.
Theories abound about why Messi won't fall, about his character or his respect for the game, but I think it's much simpler. If he dives, he loses the ball.