November 30, 2022 3:30 pm ET
Canelo Alvarez is sorry.
The boxing champion has issued an apology to soccer star Lionel Messi, as well as the nation of Argentina, following multiple threats and accusations on Twitter in recent days.
On Sunday, Canelo accused Messi of disrespecting Mexico after a video surfaced where Messi was seen taking off his cleats, and Messi’s foot appears to make contact with a Mexico jersey that was on the floor of their locker room after their 2-0 win over Mexico in the Qatar 2022 FIFA world cup.
Canelo says he got carried by the emotions and was clearly in the wrong.
“These last few days I got carried away by the
