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Before starting the first Grand Prix of the season, Marc M\u00e1rquez challenged football player Joaqu\u00edn S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> on social media. Although they had exchanged messages, they still were yet to meet one other in person -until now. Before travelling to Argentina, in one of the many interviews that Marc M\u00e1rquez<\/strong> will give throughout the season, this one caught him off guard: His interviewer was the Real Betis star, who has previously played for clubs such as Valencia and Fiorentina, as well as having been an international with Spain and participated in World Cups, European Championships and Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Thinking that a foreign journalist was waiting for him on one of the tourist buses in Madrid, Marc M\u00e1rquez instead found Joaqu\u00edn there. Both enjoyed a pleasant chat while they shared a small tour of the city<\/strong>, taking in emblematic sights such as the Cibeles and Neptuno fountains, Gran V\u00eda and Plaza de Espa\u00f1a, as they talked about their professional and personal lives, the UEFA Champions League and the MotoGP World Championship, and more besides.<\/p>\n

Among the most interesting topics that came up in conversation, Joaqu\u00edn told Marc that \u201cI had to choose between football or tennis\u201d, while the Repsol Honda rider explained that he had to decide between motorcycles and football because his father told him \u201cthe races are on Sunday and the matches are too, so you decide<\/strong>\u201d. They also talked about what it means to be a media personality and the difficulty involved, although both agreed that it can also be very rewarding to have thousands of fans around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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