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The magic of the Copas
Rob Palmer
...decent run led his Barcelona team to the final of the Super Cup. This is the competition that is traditionally played in pre-season on a home and away basis between the Liga and Copa winners. This year it was decided to take it to Saudi Arabia but ... mid-run and was shown the first red card of his Barcelona career. Now Messi faces a ban of up to a dozen games according to reports. It's unlikely that La Liga will suspend the poster-boy who sells the brand globally, so expect previous good behaviour to