The best player in the world Lionel Messi unwittingly incur the wrath of society in Egypt after announcing it would auction off their football boots and earned money will give to charity.
The TV channel MBC Masr aired an interview with the Argentine star par Saturday show "Yes, I am known." There he announced that he intends to sell the boots, but hardly expected the reaction that caused it his intention.
"Whose shoes would you sell your Messi? How much are they? You do not know that the nails of one Egyptian baby cost more than your shoes. Keep your boots for themselves or sell them in favor of Israel," said the member of parliament Egypt and broadcaster Said Hassassin, who pointed out that a similar gesture by Argentine offended about 90 million Egyptians and best to focus on charity in his homeland Argentina.
"We are proud people, Messi! We have not brought to your shoes. We did not eat the money from sold shoes of other people. I understand to donate soccer team Barcelona because it's a big club. But to sell shoes, it is an insult to Egyptians and Egypt. Maybe some of us do not have food, but all are proud people, "he responds fury politician. A little later the journalist, which took the interview - Mona El Sharkaui expressed surprise at the reaction of his colleague. She added that Messi is nowhere states that the money earned will be donated to the Egyptian cause.
"It's taken out of context and not properly interpreted. We have a tradition our guests to leave something of themselves, which is then sold or given to charity," said the journalist. Apparently, however, Messi is not familiar with local mores and Roll some gestures because it turned out to be cruelly insulted people from the Egyptian National Assembly.
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