<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[following Real Madrid...]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://unamadridista.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[unamadridista]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://unamadridista.wordpress.com/author/unamadridista/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Jordi Codina does Don Balón&#8217;s&nbsp;Q&amp;A]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Since many of you expressed an interest in it, here&#8217;s Jordi&#8217;s Q&amp;A with Don Balón!  If you don&#8217;t have time to read the whole thing, the takeaway is that his best friend in football is Miguel Torres.</p>
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<p><strong>1.  Marital status?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Married.</p>
<p><strong>2.  What were you studying?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I studied until the BUP [to the age of 16-17].</p>
<p><strong>3.  Do footballers make too much money?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Some do.</p>
<p><strong>4.  Should provincial national teams play official games?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; ¡Uffff!  I don&#8217;t know.</p>
<p><!--more--><strong>5.  What would you like to do when you’re no longer playing football?<br />
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<p>&#8211; I would like to dedicate myself to another sport&#8230; padel or golf.</p>
<p><strong>6.  What is your favorite singer or group?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I have many favorites.</p>
<p><strong>7.  What is your favorite song?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I also have many favorites.</p>
<p><strong>8.  Who are you favorite actor and actress?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Jennifer Aniston and Jim Carrey.</p>
<p><strong>9.  What movie have you watched the most number of times?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I&#8217;ve watched <em>Gladiator</em> many times.</p>
<p><strong>10.  What is the best book you’ve read in your life?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Valentino Rossi&#8217;s autobiography.<em> </em></p>
<p><em> </em><strong>11.  Of all the poems that you’ve read, which did you like the best?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I don’t usually read poetry.</p>
<p><strong>12.  Of all the paintings you’ve see, which made the biggest impression on you?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I don&#8217;t understand paintings.<strong><br />
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<p><strong>13.  Your best friend in the world of football?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Miguel Torres [yes!!!!]</p>
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<p><strong>14.  What is your favorite TV show?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I like <em>Buenafuente.</em><em> </em></p>
<p><strong>15.  What is your favorite food?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Pasta</p>
<p><strong>16.  A city.</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Madrid or Barcelona.</p>
<p><strong>17.  Your idea of a perfect night?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; To go out to eat, and then have some drinks with friends.<strong><br />
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<p><strong>18.  What place would you like to visit?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Kuala Lumpur.</p>
<p><strong>19.  Your most recent car?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; An Audi A5.</p>
<p><strong>20.  What is your dream car?<br />
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<p>&#8211; A Bugatti Veyron.</p>
<p><strong>21.  Is it easier for footballers to hook up with girls?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I think so.</p>
<p><strong>22.  Who is the sexiest woman, after your own?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Jennifer Aniston.</p>
<p><strong>23.  Is love necessary for you in sex?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Yes.</p>
<p><strong>24.  Do you all play better on the field after having sex?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I don&#8217;t know, I don&#8217;t usually do it before playing.</p>
<p><strong>25.  Would you forgive a onetime act of infidelity?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; No.</p>
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<p><strong>26.  What do you think about the death penalty?<br />
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<p>&#8211; I personally don&#8217;t agree with it, but each one is allowed to do what they want in their own country.</p>
<p><strong>27.  How do you kill time in the <em>concentraciones</em>?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I talk with Miguel Torres or Parejo, or I watch TV.</p>
<p><strong>28.  What do you think about gay marriage?<br />
</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Each one is free to do whatever he or she wants.</p>
<p><strong>29.  In what areas has your footballing improved in the last few years?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; In confidence and security.</p>
<p><strong>30.  What did you learn from your parents?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Everything, they taught me everything.</p>
<p><strong>31.  What is your latest splurge?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Some clothing.</p>
<p><strong>32.  What does a footballer do during the afternoons?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I take a nap, then I go pick up my daughter in school and I play with her.</p>
<p><strong>33.  When was the last time you got drunk?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; ¡Uffff!  I don&#8217;t usually drink a lot.</p>
<p><strong>34.  What’s the most recent crazy thing that you did?</strong></p>
<p><em><strong> </strong>&#8211; </em>As far as I know, nothing.</p>
<p><strong>35.  Finish this sentence: It drives me crazy when…</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I&#8217;m in a bad mood.</p>
<p><strong>36.  What do you always have in your refrigerator?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Coca Cola.</p>
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<p><strong>37.  Should all immigrants be legalized?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I&#8217;m not qualified to answer this.</p>
<p><strong>38.  Who were your heroes?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I liked goalkeepers&#8230; but my idol has always been Valentino Rossi.</p>
<p><strong>39.  Tell me a historic moment of your club.</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; When it played in its first Copa del Rey final.</p>
<p><strong>40.  Which country do you support, apart from Spain, in a World Cup?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Italy.</p>
<p><strong>41.  The Christmas gift you were most excited about.</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; My first ball and my first goalkeeper gloves.</p>
<p><strong>42.  What other sports have you played or play?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Padel, golf and tennis.</p>
<p><strong>43.  Your favorite historical person?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Achilles.</p>
<p><strong>44.  What footballer did your father constantly talk about?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Zubizarreta.  And I talked to him about Buyo.</p>
<p><strong>45.  Do you have any manias before stepping on the field?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; A lot.</p>
<p><strong>46.  Where do you usually go for vacations?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I usually go to Ibiza every year.</p>
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<p><strong>47.  What question from journalists do you hate the most?</strong><em><strong><br />
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<p><em>&#8211; </em>If this teammate or this one is happy on the team.</p>
<p><strong>48.  Your favorite clothing brand?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; H2.</p>
<p><strong>49.  What was the last time you used public transportation?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; I don&#8217;t know&#8230; a while ago!</p>
<p><strong>50.  If you were the president, what would be the first thing you would do upon arriving at the Moncloa?</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Have a look at how everything is.</p>
<p><em>And five bonus questions.</em></p>
<p><strong>One.  A dream: </strong>to keep playing football for many years, until I make the national team.</p>
<p><strong>Two.  A person that you miss: </strong>the family I have in Barcelona.  I would like to have them closer to me.</p>
<p><strong>Three.  Your lucky number: </strong>13.</p>
<p><strong>Four.  If you were on a deserted island, you’d bring… </strong>my wife and my daughter.</p>
<p><strong>Five.  If you weren’t a footballer, you’d be… </strong>I would be in the logistics company I was working in before.</p>
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