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A sports psychologist believes the duo are showing the way forward for footballers during the current pandemicBarcelona star Lionel Messi is "a global example" when it comes to the debate over footballers and pay cuts during the coronavirus crisis, according to a sports psychologist.Messi issued a statement on behalf of the Barca first team on March 30 to confirm that the players had agreed to a 70 per cent reduction in wages to help to ease the financial burden on the club while football is largely at a standstill.The players are also making further financial contributions to ensure Barca's non-playing employees can take home their full wages, while La Liga remains suspended during Spain's nationwide lockdown.Editors' PicksAtletico Madrid announced last week that their players would be taking a similar pay reduction.The decisions from two of Spain's top clubs encouraged debate over the practices of the Premier League elite, whose players are yet to announce …