Messi refused to play in Arabia, the sheikh's mockery after crushing Inter Miami
Lionel Messi suffered a tawdry mockery from the sheikh of Saudi Arabia
It is the news that everyone is talking about, Inter Miami was crushed 6-0 by Al Nassr, in what was Inter Miami's fourth friendly match.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could not start as starters, in fact, the almost 39-year-old Portuguese did not play a single minute, however, the Argentine managed to play 13 minutes despite having physical discomfort.
Beyond the goals and the drama of Inter Miami, one of the most striking and most viral images of the match was when Lionel Messi entered, and the cameras were pointed at the sheikh of Saudi Arabia. The sheikh began to make fun that the score was 6-0, with laughter included. But what is the context?
Before Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami, he was looking for a team and listening to offers. One of them, and the largest economically speaking, was Saudi Arabia, who offered up to 1 billion dollars for Messi to play in Asia. Messi rejected, and now it seems that he would have hurt the sheikh's pride, and that's why the mockery... Here's the video:
Bad friendly matches:
Inter Miami and Lionel Messi have already played four friendly matches, the 0-0 against El Salvador, the 2-0 defeat against Dallas FC, the 4-3 defeat against Al Hilal and today's humiliating 6-0 defeat against Al Nassr without Cristiano Ronaldo. Should Gerardo Tata Martino continue to lead the team?
