Lionel Messi is an Argentine and Barcelona’s Professional Football star. He has since the beginning of his career, been playing a top-notch football in the Catalonia side. Having been outstanding over a decade, he has won close to a hundred awards, including six Ballon D’or, a feat that has placed him above any football player you can think of.
The only person that can rival him is Portuguese and Juventus star Cristine Ronaldo, who won the award five times. Together, they have been ruling the football space for more than a decade.
However, it was so heart rocking last night to see Messi do what an amateur wouldn’t have done. He was so unprofessional in that match between Barca and Sevilla that I’m still weeping over the whole incident. The most painful part of the whole thing is that the football governing body seems to be ignoring the public uproar the action of the footballer has generated. Oh! Messi, my GOAT, why do you have to do that?Â
Being who I am, it is unlikely for me to support evil. Even though Messi is my favourite footballer, ever, justice must prevail. Slapping and pushing Diego Carlos in that match, just exposed Messi’s lack of maturity. He is a type of what my grandmother calls “passing six is not passing sense”. The skill he possesses has hidden much about him. With this, I now believe that he enjoys undue preference from the whole football governing body. My friends call him the most protected player in the world.
If Messi is not the most protected player, why won’t he be punished for violating the spirit of sportsmanship? Though I still believe that he will be sanctioned for that unguided and disgraceful act later, the question is, would it be kept for tomorrow if it were another player? The answer is no. We have not forgotten the Zinadine Zidane and Canaverro incident in the Mundial. Therefore, if his punishment has been kept for the last, it must be doubled. In fact, for justice to prevail for the Sevilla player, Lionel Messi should face an outright ban from football.
 UEFA and FIFA should step into this issue if the Spanish Football Federation claims not to know what happened. Even as we recommend ban for Messi, the Spanish Football Federation should be heavily fined and the referee sacked. Nobody should be a sacred cow in football. This is because they would destroy round leather game if they continue in such direction
Please note that I’m an ardent Lionel Messi supporter, anytime anywhere, but not in situations like this. He just disgraced his fans in a broad daylight. What do you think about that action of his? What kind of punishment do you recommend for him? Do you think he doesn’t deserve any punishment? Please, share with us in the comment box. Like, share and follow as well, God bless you.
Source: opera.com