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Messina says ‘goodbye’ to CSKA

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Published: 18 June, 2009, 09:17

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It's the end of an era for basketball CSKA Moscow as head coach Ettore Messina prepares to leave. The Italian says he was willing to stay on longer, but has agreed to leave with one year remaining on his contract.

RT caught up with Messina, who’s already in talks to take over at another European giant, Real Madrid, to find out why he's going and how he feels about his four successful years at the helm of CSKA.

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