Lionel Messi denied deliberately ‘snubbing’ the mascot
Argentina striker Lionel Messi.
Rio de Janeiro: A moment which could have been a memory of a lifetime, turned out to be otherwise for a little child who was eager for a handshake with the Argentinian star Lionel Messi.
Messi ignored the kid as he shook hands with the coaches ahead of his World Cup game against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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The Barcelona star when asked about the incident denied the snub saying it was not intentional.
“How could it be that I did not want to greet the boy?" Messi said at a press conference. "I just did not realise he was there. In fact, I spoke to two other children in the line.”
“I would never do such a thing when I have a nephew and young son, I would never do such a thing with a boy,” he added.
( Source : dc )
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