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World champion boxer Canelo Alvarez threatens Lionel Messi for disrespecting Mexico during World Cup celebration: ‘He better pray to God that I don’t find him’
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Multiple world boxing champion and proud Mexican Canelo Alvarez has sensationally threatened Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi for apparently disrespecting his country’s flag.
Messi scored for Argentina in their crucial 2-0 victory over Mexico on Sunday to keep his country’s World Cup dream alive, but it was the vision of the Paris Saint-Germain striker and his teammates celebrating in their dressing room that left Alvarez bleeding .
Alvarez, right, hits Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin in the fifth round of their super middleweight title fight in September. The Mexican champion is furious with Lionel Messi
Alvarez posted the above tweet threatening Messi for disrespecting the Mexican flag after Argentina won 2-0 in their World Cup game on Sunday
As Messi sang and kicked off his boots, it looked like he was kicking a Mexican jersey or flag lying on the floor.
“Did you guys see Messi cleaning the floor with our shirt and our flag,” Alvarez tweeted.
“He better pray to God I don’t find him.
‘Just as I respect Argentina, he must respect Mexico!
“I’m not talking about the country as a whole, just the bulls**t Messi did.”
Footage from Argentina’s locker room shows Messi stepping on a Mexican shirt or flag and then apparently kicking it as he takes off his boots
Argentine fans were stunned by the outburst.
‘He is [Alvarez] just looking for attention as he is no longer relevant. Honestly, I’ve never heard of him until now,” one fan posted.
“Obviously he took his shoes off,” replied another.
“All the punches Canelo took in his career are finally starting to catch up with him. It doesn’t work anymore,” added another.
Even Mexican supporters found it difficult to support Alvarez’s claims, with most agreeing that the Argentine star simply took his shoes off after the match.
They want to break [his] balls and taking everything out of context, they’re in the locker room celebrating and they’re taking off their boots. Messi is the most humble and has never belittled anyone,” one fan posted.
“He took off his shoes,” said another.
“I agree with you, Messi is going to take his shoe off and accidentally touch the shirt, they’re all taking this out of context,” another agreed.
Messi celebrates scoring a crucial goal for Argentina in their 2-0 win over Mexico to keep their World Cup dream alive
“Help, it makes me cringe coming from Mexico right now,” another fan posted.
However, some Mexican fans joined in the hysteria, insisting that Messi was deliberately disrespecting their flag.
“They definitely stepped on it and did what they wanted in the dressing room and it stayed on the floor. It is a pity that they represent their country in this way. The total admiration I had for them fell away,” one fan replied to Alvarez. .
Messi himself was relieved to have scored the crucial match winner to keep his country’s World Cup hopes alive after their shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in the opening game of Group C.
“We needed this euphoria,” said Messi.
“The days were very long and we were eager to get the chance to turn it around. It was a crucial game. [Winning] was a weight off our shoulders, and we now have peace of mind.”
“The first half was difficult because of the situation and the need to win. We couldn’t find any spaces.
“In the second half we started to play our game and do what we stand for. … The goal changed the game.’