Diego Lugano, a former Uruguayan international, claims FIFA aided Lionel Messi and Argentina in winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, glamsquad reports
READ ALSO: PHOTOS: FIFA president, Gianni Infantino unveils ‘Pele’ Stadium in Rwanda
Messi, 35, won the tournament’s Golden Ball after scoring seven goals and registering three assists.
Meanwhile, Argentina was handed five penalties throughout the World Cup, four of which Messi converted.
Lugano, on the other hand, believes Argentina was aided by FIFA because to Messi’s global popularity.
“There is no doubt that they [FIFA] assisted him [Messi]. Argentina had its merits, but of the five penalties, four were clearly not justified, according to Lugano, who spoke to Futnbl por Carve TiaDiaria.
“The truth is that they were completely coerced. But that’s to Messi’s credit, as he moves a lot across the world.”
“You see [Mike] Tyson in the Messi shirt, you see Tiger Woods, you see Roger Federer,” he continued. Do you believe FIFA is blind to this and that it is ineffective? The merit of Messi, and afterwards, the merit of Argentina, who knew how to use that.”