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Goal<\/span><\/a> : \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Even the world’s most skilled strikers know the agony of letting a sure thing slip away; be it a breakaway called offside, a cross that lands just short, or worst of all, an open goal shot that sails metres wide of the crossbar.<\/p>\n

Japanese broadcaster Nippon Television (NTV) can surely sympathise with the latter following a bizarre coda to Sunday night’s Club World Cup final that saw the station get the chance of a lifetime – a live interview with Fifa Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi – and waste it in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n

The scene was NTV’s on-location studio, set just off the pitch of Nissan Stadium. Barcelona players were celebrating following their 4-0 victory over Santos to win the 2011 Club World Cup, and the station’s touchline reporters and studio commentators were buzzing over word that a Barcelona player would appear for a live interview.<\/p>\n

The player turned out to be Messi, who after scoring a brace in the match was declared the tournament’s MVP. The accolade, given by tournament sponsor Toyota, came in the shape of a golden key large enough to serve as a corner flag.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Goal : \u00a0\u00a0 Even the world’s most skilled strikers know the agony of letting a sure thing slip away; be it a breakaway called offside, a cross that lands just short, or worst of all, an open goal shot that sails metres wide of the crossbar. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nJapanese broadcaster wastes golden opportunity in Lionel Messi interview farce - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/20\/japanese-broadcaster-wastes-golden-opportunity-in-lionel-messi-interview-farce\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Japanese broadcaster wastes golden opportunity in Lionel Messi interview farce - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Goal : \u00a0\u00a0 Even the world's most skilled strikers know the agony of letting a sure thing slip away; 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