FIFA World Cup: Mexican boxer Canelo threatens Lionel Messi over dressing room celebration video

Argentina’s star footballer Lionel Messi  might land into bother after transferring the Mexican nationwide crew jersey together with his foot whereas celebrating his crew’s much-needed World Cup win towards Mexico on Saturday.

Mexican boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, acquired enraged after a video surfaced exhibiting Messi unintentionally transferring a Mexican jersey together with his foot throughout locker room celebrations. Messi had swapped the jersey on the finish of the World Cup sport between the groups.

The Mexican boxer took to Twitter and mentioned that it was a disrespectful angle by the Argentina star towards the Mexicans. “”Did you see Messi cleansing the ground with our shirt and flag???” Alvarez’s tweet in Spanish learn.

In a follow-up tweet, he mentioned that Messi ought to higher pray to god that he would not cross paths with him. “Simply as I respect Argentina, you must respect Mexico!! I am not speaking in regards to the nation (Argentina) I am speaking about Messi.”

Former Argentina ahead Sergio “Kun” Aguero got here out on Messi’s defence. He mentioned that Canelo shouldn’t go discovering excuses or creating bother. “Definitely you don’t know soccer or what occurs in a locker room,” he wrote on Twitter. He added that the shirts are all the time on the ground after a match as they’re sweaty.

Former Spain participant Cesc Fabregas additionally got here in defence for Messi, and mentioned that it’s regular for gamers to go away the shirts on the ground earlier than they are often taken to be washed.

Lionel Messi striked with a penalty towards Saudi Arabia to present Argentina an early lead within the sport. Nonetheless, Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1 in one of many best World Cup upsets in historical past.

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