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Did you see Lionel Messi step on Djed Spence’s toe before Argentina’s second goal? Guess what? VAR didn’t even bother to review it. I’m so ashamed of FIFA, and Messi should be ashamed of himself for ruining his legacy by being involved in corruption and cheating. No one will ever consider him the greatest of all time. Ronaldo owns the throne forever.

🚨🇪🇸 LAPORTE CALIENTA LA FINAL Aymeric Laporte dejó un contundente mensaje antes de la final del Mundial y puso el foco en el arbitraje frente al estilo de juego de Argentina. 🗣️ “Hay acciones que se dejan pasar. Sobre todo con Argentina, que es un equipo que deja muchos recados.” 🗣️ “Todo dependerá del arbitraje. El árbitro tendrá que controlar esas situaciones para que el partido no se salga de control.”

🚨Jamie Carragher blasts Lionel Messi’s foul on Djed Spence before Lautaro Martínez’s winner for Argentina against England. 🗣️ Jamie Carragher: “I’m sorry, but that’s a disgrace. Messi clearly fouls Djed Spence in the build-up and somehow the referee waves play on. Then VAR checks it and still allows the goal? What is the point of VAR if it can’t overturn something as obvious as that? “I don’t care that it’s Lionel Messi. I don’t care if he’s the greatest player of all time. The rules have to be the same for everyone. If that’s any other player, people are screaming for a foul. “This is the inconsistency that drives everyone mad. We’ve seen goals ruled out this season for far less contact, yet in a World Cup semi-final they ignore a clear foul and it leads directly to the winning goal. How do you explain that? “England have every right to feel furious because that goal should never have counted. The referee got it wrong, VAR got it wrong, and those mistakes have cost England a place in the World Cup final. “Football fans deserve consistency. Either it’s a foul every single time, or it isn’t. You cannot change the standard because Lionel Messi is involved. That’s not how the game should be officiated.”

🗣️ Zlatan Ibrahimović: I stopped having faith in FIFA and its leadership after the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals against Barcelona, where I felt there were too many controversial decisions. Because of that, I haven’t been surprised by what I believe are favorable decisions benefiting Argentina in this World Cup. In my opinion, once Messi retires and Argentina no longer receives those advantages, they’ll struggle to reach the World Cup knockout stages consistently because I don’t think they’ve earned that success on merit.

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Argentina's journey to the World Cup Final, but Lionel Messi insists the country has not been favored by FIFA 😅 • Controversial VAR calls against Egypt and Switzerland • 26 total fouls called in match against England • Multiple managers calling out FIFA for favoritism towards Argentina