🚨📊 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧: Lionel Messi record of penalties.
• Most penalties taken by a player in World Cup history
• Most penalties taken by a player in UCL history
• Most penalties taken by a player in La Liga history
• Most penalties taken by a player in a single World Cup
• Most penalties taken by a player in a single UCL season
• Most penalties taken by a player in International Football
Insane Penaltessi. 🤯
💣🚨 BREAKING: Algeria 🇩🇿 Submits Official Petition to FIFA Over Messi Non-Red Card in Argentina vs Algeria (2026 World Cup)
In the 30th minute, Messi went in late on Algeria captain Aïssa Mandi studs raking the back of his calf/ankle. Ref gave only a free-kick, no card at all. VAR checked and said no problem. Now the Algerian FA has sent a formal petition to FIFA asking for a review and possible action.
FIFA/IFAB Law 12 Rules Algeria Is Citing:
>Serious Foul Play: A challenge that endangers the opponent or uses excessive force = red card.
>Lunging Challenge: Lunging with one or both legs using excessive force or endangering safety = red card.
>Excessive Force: Going beyond necessary force and endangering the player = mandatory red.
>Reckless (yellow) vs Serious (red): Disregard for danger = yellow; actual endangerment = red.
Algeria’s Case: Late studs-up contact on the calf/ankle with full body weight clear serious foul play under the rules. They say it should have been a red and VAR got it wrong.
Pundits agree: Thierry Henry called it a red, Ale Moreno said “100% a red.”
Officials: No card, said it was only careless. Mandi got treatment but carried on.
FIFA will now look into the petition. Strong debate going on.
What do you think, red card or not? ⚽