Month: December 2022

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Boxer Alvarez threatens Messi over jersey ‘insult’

Boxer Alvarez threatens Messi over jersey ‘insult’

Boxer Alvarez threatens Messi over world cup jersey ‘insult’

DOHA (AFP) — Champion boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez issued a warning to Lionel Messi after a video emerged of the star celebrating Argentina’s world cup win over Mexico with a Mexican jersey on the floor.

Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi gestures during a training session at Qatar University in Doha, on November 27, 2022 ahead of the Qatar 2022 world cup football tournament match against Poland to be held on November 30. (AFP)

The video shared on social media showed Messi seemingly touch the Mexican jersey with his foot while he and his teammates jumped up and down in their changing room following Saturday’s 2-0 win.

“Did you see Messi cleaning the changing room with our jersey and flag????” wrote Mexican Alvarez, a four-weight champion boxer, on Twitter.

“He had better ask God that I don

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Canelo slams Messi over Mexico team jersey

Canelo slams Messi over Mexico team jersey

DOHA, Qatar — In one corner, Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez. In the other, Lionel Messi.

The Argentina star may have gotten into trouble with the wrong person after moving the Mexican national team jersey with his foot while celebrating his team’s much-needed World Cup win against Mexico on Saturday.

The Mexican boxer said on Twitter that Messi “was cleaning the floor” with the Mexican shirt. He said it was a disrespectful attitude by the Argentina star toward the Mexicans.

“He better ask God not to run into me,” Canelo tweeted.

Messi was taking his right shoe off when he — apparently without intention — moved the Mexico shirt which

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