It was finally revealed who Messi called 'bobo' and the Dutchman's reaction in Qatar
Striker Lionel Messi had an outburst with a Dutch player who called him a ‘bobo’
The Argentine national team qualified for the semifinals of the World Cup after an intense match against the Netherlands. In that match, tempers ran high and many times the match was stopped due to arguments and pushing and shoving between both players.
At the end of the match and after an intense penalty shootout, Lionel Messi was being interviewed by a journalist and the Argentine quickly looks back behind the camera and insulted apparently another player of the Dutch team who had been staring at him in an uncomfortable way for Messi.
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"What are you looking at bobo," were Messi's words in the face of a threatening stare from another rival player. Now, it is finally known the player to whom he addressed such words after the match in Qatar 2022. A certainly surprising scene to see a furious Lionel Messi after the match.
Who did Messi call a fool?
The Argentine was in an interview with Argentine journalist Gaston Edul when he was approached by the Dutch player. It was Wout François Maria Weghorst, the scorer of the Netherlands' brace that sent the match to extra time and then to a penalty shootout. According to Messi, the player had been swearing at him during the match.