Nicknamed ‘The Messiah’,
Lionel Messi has won endless praise ever since he burst into
the scenes four years ago. The gawky-looking, media-shy 21 year old
has always shown exemplary behaviour on the pitch to complement his
breathtaking skills with a football.
However, during Saturday’s
rain-soaked game against Málaga, Messi’s true colours may have
finally been exposed after television cameras caught him spitting
at his opponent, Duda.
The pair had been going at
each other all evening long and, when they collided and stumbled to
the ground at one point, Messi got up and spat towards the
Portuguese, who had his back to the Argentine ace.
It is unclear whether the
Barça forward was provoked in any way prior to the incident, but
the Spanish sports journals, namely Madrid-based Marca,
are already having a field day with this episode.
