He threatened to hit Messi, what Saul Canelo says now about Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi suffered a threat from Canelo Alvarez, look what the boseador says about Ronaldo.
Saul Canelo Alvarez experienced a strong controversy with Lionel Messi during the World Cup in Qatar, when after a Mexico - Argentina match, Messi accidentally stepped on a Mexico shirt and the image went viral, to which the Mexican boxer became angry and threatened Messi: "Did you see Messi cleaning the floor with our shirt and flag? May he pray to God that I don't find him!"
Shortly after, Canelo apologized to Messi for threatening him and getting angry over the shirt incident: "It was a misunderstanding. These last few days I got carried away by the passion and love I feel for my country and made comments that were out of character. place for which I want to apologize to Messi and the people of Argentina."
After the context, now Saul Canelo Alvarez was asked by a fan what was the most famous contact he had saved on his cell phone, to which the Mexican boxer did not hesitate and answered: "Cristiano Ronaldo." Saul Canelo Alvarez has always admired and respected Cristiano Ronaldo, as an elite athlete.
What Messi commented after Canelo's threat:
"I think it was all a misunderstanding. Anyone who knows me knows that I never disrespect anyone, that this is part of a locker room, leaving the shirts there and what's more, I don't even have to apologize because I didn't insult anyone." Thus, the matter was settled and it was not discussed again during the World Cup.