Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has apologised to Lionel Messi for feedback he made in the direction of him after his facet beat Mexico on the World Cup.
- Canelo apologises for Messi outburst
- Appeared to threaten Argentine amid ‘disrespect’
- Messi scored vs Mexico at World Cup
WHAT HAPPENED? After Argentina finally made gentle work of Mexico in a 2-0 victory throughout the group phases of the World Cup, the place Messi scored a unbelievable opening objective, skilled boxer Canelo accused him of disrespecting the Mexican flag and appeared to ship threats his means. However, he is since apologised for his outburst.
WHAT HE SAID: Canelo took to Twitter to challenge the apology: “These previous few days I bought carried away by the fervour and love I really feel for my nation and made feedback that have been misplaced for which I need to apologize to Messi and the folks of Argentina. Day by day we study one thing new and this time it was my flip.
“I want each groups a lot success of their matches at present and right here we are going to proceed supporting Mexico till the tip.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: After Messi had fired Argentina into the lead with a spectacular end from distance, he was caught on digicam within the dressing room at full-time seemingly kicking a Mexican shirt that had been swapped after the sport. That enraged Canelo, who said that Messi ‘higher pray to God that (he) didn’t discover him’.
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WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI? With Canelo now seemingly much less eager to get Messi contained in the ropes, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winners focus will undoubtedly be on firing Argentina to World Cup glory.
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