{"id":296668,"date":"2023-12-12T18:31:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296668"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:31:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:31:05","slug":"micah-richards-says-aguero-lied-about-his-english-to-avoid-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/micah-richards-says-aguero-lied-about-his-english-to-avoid-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah Richards says Aguero LIED about his English to avoid interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Micah Richards claims Sergio Aguero LIED about his English to avoid interviews during his time at Manchester City&#8230; and even knew slang terms!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Sergio Aguero spent a decade with Man City but rarely did interviews in English\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Micah Richards claims the former striker lied as he spoke the language well\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man City have dipped, but Gary Neville is WRONG to say they&#8217;re complacent &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero reportedly lied about his ability to speak english to avoid interviews, according to former team-mate Micah Richards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine spent a decade with City and became an icon after becoming the club&#8217;s all-time leading goalscorer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He rarely did interviews during his time in the Premier League as he struggled to speak English &#8211; but that was all a facade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Richards &#8211; who won the Premier League title alongside Aguero in 2012 &#8211; has revealed the striker spoke &#8216;brilliant&#8217; English and even knew slang terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Aguero was lying! When they was asking him to do interviews, he was saying &#8220;I don&#8217;t speak English&#8221;,&#8217; Richards said speaking on a recent episode of The Rest Is Football\u00a0podcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/09\/78786203-0-image-a-1_1702199841951.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sergio Aguero rarely did interviews in English during a successful decade with Man City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/09\/78786199-0-image-a-2_1702200016417.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Micah Richards has claimed Aguero\u00a0 spoke English &#8216;brilliantly&#8217; and even knew slang terms<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He spoke brilliant English, knew exactly what the slang terms were. He knew all the terminologies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Of course speaking with your friends and having an interview is two different things. But he just played on that so much and he got away with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Muggins like me, James Milner, Joleon Lescott, all the English lads had to do the media because Kun just basically said &#8220;I don&#8217;t speak no English&#8221;.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>During his time with City,\u00a0 Aguero became their all-time leading goalscorer with 260 goals in 389 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>He also won 12 major silverwares including five Premier League titles, six League Cups and the FA Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He left to join Barcelona in the summer of 2021 but was forced into retirement just months later due to heart issues.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12846939\/Micah-Richards-claims-Sergio-Aguero-LIED-English-avoid-interviews-time-Manchester-City-knew-slang-terms.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micah Richards claims Sergio Aguero LIED about his English to avoid interviews during his time at Manchester City&#8230; 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