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Imagine playing for Barcelona . It'd be great, wouldn't it?

You'd have the glitz, the glamour and the genuine thrill of performing for one of the greatest clubs in the world. It must be right laugh. Or is it?

Because judging by revelations from Ivan Rakitic , it actually seems pretty boring to us.

(Image: David Ramos)

The Croatian star told the Novi list newspaper in his homeland: "When we travel, we always play Ludo and joke with each other afterwards.

“(Coach) Pepe Costa, Messi, Suarez and Javier Mascherano are in one team, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and me are a second team."

(Image: Alex Caparros)

Sounds fun, Ivan. But what about when you aren't coming or going to a game?

“I know people think a footballer’s life is all glamour, crazy parties," he continued, "but recently Luis Suarez invited me to his 30th birthday, and it was the same as if any of you invited me: we bought him presents, sat down, had a dinner, conversation, had some fun and that is it."

What, no jelly and ice cream?

We shouldn't mock. It's just that this revelation that Barca's players are pretty normal, slightly boring people has shocked us a little bit.

Game of Ludo, anyone?