With his hat-trick against Algeria, Argentinian legend Lionel Messi broke German striker Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 goals and became one of the two top scorers in the World Cup.
Messi came back from the brink of a red card in the match that made football history. The Argentinian superstar stepped on the Achilles tendon of Algerian captain Aissa Mandi in the 32nd minute of the match.
LIONEL MESSI’S INTERVENTION WAS AN EVENT! RED CARD…
The Polish referee of the match, Szymon Marciniak, was content to only award a free kick. Football authorities agreed that Messi should receive a red card.
The Athletic on Messi’s position “What is certain is that he was lucky between the first and second goals against Algeria. Messi’s tackle on Algeria captain Aissa Mandi, which hit the right calf and Achilles tendon, could have warranted at least a yellow card and possibly even a red card, but Polish referee Szymon Marciniak was content to just award a free kick.” He included his statements.
“IS SPECIAL TREATMENT GIVEN TO MESSI?”
In the news in The Athletic, one of the most controversial issues in football history is “Is Messi given special treatment?” An article titled:
The details of the news read: “Special treatment? At least this was a tolerant referee decision. A yellow card would perhaps be the most expected result. The second one is a red card, but Messi was definitely lucky to go unpunished.” It was said.