Ahead of his first official match for FC Barcelona on Friday, new signing Antoine Griezmann has revealed the name of the player he admired the most while growing up.
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The 28-year-old Frenchman recently took part in a fun and light-hearted QA on Barca's YouTube channel, during which he was asked to give quick, one-word responses to as many questions as possible in 90 seconds.
Among some silly questions, Griezmann was asked who he admired the most as a youngster, and the former Atletico Madrid man answered "(David) Beckham", and then revealed that the reason he prefers to wear a long-sleeve playing jersey is because of the Englishman.
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Like Griezmann, Beckham played in the technical and fast-paced LaLiga, but represented the French striker's former and current rivals Real Madrid.
The former Manchester United man spent four years at Los Blancos, scoring 20 goals and assisting a further 48 strikes in 159 matches.
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During his career, Beckham was best known for his incredible crossing and free-kick accuracy, a skill that many still regard him as the best at.
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