Boxing great Saul โCaneloโ Alvarez has issued a warning to Lionel Messi after what many have acknowledged to be a grave misunderstanding.
After beating Alvarezโs native Mexico 2-0 during a nailbiting game in Group C at this yearโs FIFA World Cup, footage emerged of Argentinaโs locker room celebration. But what Alvarez has taken issue with isnโt the taste of defeat nor the celebration itself.
Itโs the fact that Messi, the Argentinian national squadโs captain, accidentally nudged a Mexican jersey with his foot while removing his boots. Something the professional brawler has obviously (mis)interpreted as both premeditated and malicious.
RELATED: Budweiser Declares World Cup Winners To Also Receive The Warehouse Full Of Untouched Beer
โDid you see Messi cleaning the floor with our shirt and flag???โ Alvarez tweeted in a fury, referencing the video in which Messi appears to kick a Mexico national jersey in the changing room during Argentinaโs celebrations.
Alvarez added: โHe better pray to God that I donโt find him! Just like I respect Argentina, he has to respect Mexicoโฆ Iโm not talking about the country as a whole, just about the bullshit that Messi pulled.โ
Several jumped to Lionel Messiโs defence immediately after, including former Argentina teammate Sergio Aguero (AKA Kun Aguero).
RELATED: Neymarโs Ankle Injury May Have Just Cooked Brazilโs World Cup Hopes
โMr Canelo, donโt look for excuses or problems, surely you donโt know about football and what happens in a changing room,โ tweeted Aguero.
โThe shirts are always on the floor after games have finished due to sweat and then if you look properly, he makes the movement to remove his boot and accidentally hits it.โ
Youโd certainly hate to be the fella who tells one of the worldโs best active pound-for-pound boxers, a boxer whoโs won multiple titles across four different weight divisions, to calm down in person. But given Canelo Alvarez is still tweeting about Lionel Messi and Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup โ as in literally an hour prior to this articleโs publishing โ we might be waiting a while before anyone actually does.
