If Blackburn Signed Zidane explores football’s greatest ‘what if’ moments and dives into the multiverse to put things right on the timeline. In episode seven, host Specs Gonzalez is joined by YouTuber Thogden along with co-host Tego Sigel to ask ‘What if Lionel Messi had opted to play for Spain?’

Lionel Messi was born in Argentina but moved to Spain aged 13 to start his career at Barcelona's world-famous La Masia academy, making him eligible for the Spanish national team. If he had chosen Spain, would the Ronaldo vs Messi debate now be over? Would Spain have won multiple World Cups? Or would there have been a major rule shake-up to put an end to their dominance? Specs works his magic to change football history…

Host: Specs Gonzalez
Co-host: Tego Sigel

Produced by: Conor Hewitt & Matthew Stanger.

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