Nessie or Messi? Rodgers wrestles with monster question


(Reuters) - Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was left with a conundrum on Tuesday when he was asked what he felt was the more believable -- the idea of the Loch Ness Monster existing or of Lionel Messi being human.

Messi or Nessie? Ultimately, Rodgers felt this jovial enquiry from a Spanish journalist on the eve of the Champions League match against Barcelona merited the equally jovial response: "That's the worst question I've ever been asked."

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