A few years ago, someone counted how many Argentinian footballers were exported in the course of a year around the world -- the answer was 2,204. The most famous today is perhaps Lionel Messi, who plays for the Spanish club Barcelona.
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And now Messi's club has started sending people in the other direction -- but in this case, coaches. Last month the team sent several coaches to train young players in Buenos Aires.
Correspondent Aude Villiers-Moriamé went along.
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