Lionel Messi's recent stance, especially regarding Trump, may be open to criticism, but this photo is generally shared out of context.
The photo was taken in August 2013 during FC Barcelona's Middle East "Peace Tour," when Messi was playing for the club. The first leg of the tour was dedicated directly to Palestine.
Before traveling to Israel, the team visited the West Bank and met with Palestinians. At Dura Stadium near Hebron, a football training session and event was held with the participation of approximately 25,000 Palestinian fans and children. Messi and his teammates played football with Palestinian children on the pitch and gave them technical training.
I'm not saying this to defend Messi, but there is no concrete indication that he directly supports zionism. There is no need to hand the world's most famous footballer to zionists who are openly looking for supporters.
He won titles with Barcelona — “comfort zone.”
He won Ligue 1 — “Farmers League.”
He won MLS — “rigged and scripted.”
He won the World Cup — “rigged and scripted.”
He won the Copa América — “they organize it every year just so he can win.”
He won 8 Ballon d’Ors — “robbed.”
He won 6 European Golden Boots — “irrelevant.”
He has the most assists in football history — “assists don’t matter.”
He dribbles past opponents — “they don’t tackle him properly.”
He scores free kicks — “they’re too close, and the goalkeepers just let them in.”
Other big national teams failed to beat small teams so could play against his team — “It’s his fault and FIFA’s.”
He’s humble — “it’s all an act.”
No matter what Lionel Messi achieves, the goalposts keep moving. Meanwhile he is just there chilling and enjoying his football. 😂
At what point do you simply accept that you’re witnessing the greatest footballer the game has ever seen?
Aren’t you all tired?
🚨 🎙️Zlatan Ibrahimović: "Messi, you've become a beast and no one can get close to him, he resisted and fought back, what we saw today is the beast we're used to seeing, and we're still seeing.
Remember, he won the World Cup, he won the Ballon d'Or, and many other titles, he's won everything.
Look at his career, you'll find he has everything, and he fights." 🐐