After the controversy with Canelo Álvarez, a Mexican deputy proposes declaring Lionel Messi persona “non grata”

Mexico national team fans were “touched” by Mexico’s early elimination from the World Cup and, after the controversy involving boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, A deputy has proposed declaring Lionel Messi persona “non grata” in Mexico.

She was the lawmaker of the ruling Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) party, Maria Clemente Garciawho realizes the idea.

García is one of the first two trans lawmakers in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, along with his fellow lawmaker, Salma Luevano.

“With a point of agreement, ask the SRE (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico) to declare the citizen of Argentine and Spanish nationality Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini persona non grata”, it is appreciated in the Parliamentary Gazette of the Chamber of Deputies.

The justification of García, a member of the political party of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, was due to the video leaked on social networks, the same one for which Canelo had already apologized.

In that shot, taken in the dressing room of the Argentine national team in full celebration for having beaten the “Tri”, we see the Argentine captain who, taking off one of his boots, slightly moves a Mexican jacket that was on the floor.

That was the controversy that began with the images on social media, totally out of context, which provoked the wrath of the boxer, who even threatened to hit the PSG player.

“(Messi) has shown not only evident contempt, but also a lack of respect towards the colors which allude to those which make up our national flag, which from a sovereign point of view can be considered as behavior which constitutes an affront to our national identity”, followed the justification of the legislator.

Neither the SRE nor its boss, the Mexican foreign minister Marcellus Ebrard, they talked about it; Ebrard is one of the main promoters of Mexico’s bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games.

Furthermore, the foreign minister is one of the candidates to succeed López Obrador at the end of his six-year term in 2024, which would make him president when Mexico hosts the 2026 World Cup to be organized jointly with the United States and Canada.

Mexico were eliminated in the group stage by Qatar, drawing against Poland, losing against Argentina and beating Saudi Arabia.

Canelo’s controversy and Messi’s response

“Did you see Messi cleaning the floor with our shirt and flag????” Canelo wrote in the first of his tweets about the controversy.

And then it went even further: “Ask God I don’t find it!”, he fired, in a threatening tone. The text was accompanied by punch and anger emojis.

“Just like (I) respect Argentina, (he) must respect Mexico! I’m not talking about the country (Argentina) I’m talking about Messi because of his blowjob he gave,” Canelo insisted.

“There I saw that Canelo came out to apologize,” began the 10 Argentine when the press asked him about the threat from Canelo, who had become angry because Lio had left the Mexico shirt he had exchanged with Guardado on the floor of the stadium. ‘Argentinian dressing room.

“It was a misunderstanding, anyone who knows me knows that I never disrespect anyone, it’s part of a dressing room to leave the shirt there. It’s gone,” said Messi, surprised by everything that has been generated by this situation.

And he forcefully added: “I don’t even have to apologize because I didn’t disrespect the people of Mexico or their jersey or anyone. But it just stayed there, nothing happens.”

Before Leo’s statements, Canelo had already apologized.

“Over the last few days I have let myself be carried away by the passion and love I have for my country and I have made inappropriate comments for which I want to apologize to Messi and the Argentine people. Every day we learn something new and this time it is it was my turn,” the boxer said on his Twitter account.

With information from agencies

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