Sport shorts: Lionel Messi considered leaving Barcelona in 2013, Petr Cech hits the ice and Steve Smith is out for a duck

Ten things from the world of sport on Thursday 10 October

Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi
Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi 
(Image credit: Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)

1. Messi considered leaving Barca in 2013

Lionel Messi has revealed that he thought about leaving Barcelona in 2013, but now he is happy and plans to end his career at the Camp Nou.

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