France's Eric Abidal, left side of FC Barcelona, has said he wants to stay to live in Barcelona when he retires, and therefore want to fully adapt, which has led him to learn even the Catalan language.
France's Eric Abidal, left side of FC Barcelona, has said he wants to stay to live in Barcelona when he retires, and therefore want to fully adapt, which has led him to learn even the Catalan language.

The player has overcome a serious illness, which led to the operating room for surgery for a tumor in the liver, and is now eligible to play football. In fact, even started in the Barca-Sporting.
The Frenchman is hoping to participate in the final of the Champions League at Wembley against Manchester United. "If you do not play nothing happens, but as we have to win," said in an interview to the media club Barcelona.
"We have two weeks to Wembley and luck is that the trainers know me very well and put me in good shape for that day," said the Barcelona.
Abidal has acknowledged that after the cancer that was removed has changed a little character. "When something happens like that, day to day life you can change and I have changed a lot, especially the character. So I continued to review it now touched my liver, but tomorrow it may be something else, "he acknowledged.
"So, the day after learning that I had a tumor in the Sports City to tell the players that came was an important game to Getafe, and not to worry about me, I would open and I removed a piece of liver and that's it. I think it helped the team because then won, "he recalled.
The French player, who recovered in record time to be with their peers, faces two intensive weeks qualify for a spot in the starting lineup in the final of the Champions League would be his first final after missing the one in Rome in 2009 through suspension and injury.
Finally, the player believes that renewed by Barcelona, with whom he still has a year contract. "The president and everyone knows I have a year left on his contract. I'm very calm. I have no rush and probably will sign a new contract, if you still want me, of course," he stressed.