Argentine shot superstar Lionel Messi has been sensationally threatened by boxing champion Canelo Alvarez implicit an evident enactment of disrespect towards Mexico's nationalist jersey.
Messi is wide considered the champion footballer successful the world, portion Alvarez is arguably the champion boxer connected the planet, having won championships successful 4 antithetic value divisions and is estimated to beryllium worthy successful the vicinity of $280 million.
Now a spectacular feud has erupted betwixt the sporting legends aft imaginativeness surfaced of Argentina celebrating a 2-0 triumph implicit Mexico astatine the FIFA World Cup connected Sunday.
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Canelo claims successful the video Messi kicks, oregon stamps on, a Mexican squad jersey, which indispensable person been swapped to him by an absorption player.
Messi tin beryllium seen sitting connected a seat and taking disconnected his boots, with a Mexican jersey adjacent his feet.
"Did you guys spot Messi cleaning the level with our jersey and flag," Alvarez tweeted.
"He amended commune to God that I don't find him.
"Just similar I respect Argentina, helium has to respect Mexico! I'm not talking astir the state arsenic a whole, conscionable astir the bullshit that Messi did."
Alvarez, 32, has won 58 of his 62 fights , and has lone ever been bested successful the ringing twice.
Messi whitethorn beryllium doing his champion to debar the Mexican pugilist fixed he's successful the mediate of his past World Cup, and hoping to steer Argentina to glory successful Qatar.
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