Lionel Messi lost his cool in a friendly between AS Roma and FC Barcelona. During a stop in play, Messi approached Roma’s Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa and headbutted him, then proceeded to grab him by the throat before getting pushed away by the referee.
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Lionel Messi losing his head against Roma tonight. Imagine the uproar if Cristiano Ronaldo did that. pic.twitter.com/HbClEcX6yu
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Lionel Messi losing his head against Roma tonight. Imagine the uproar if Cristiano Ronaldo did that. pic.twitter.com/HbClEcX6yu
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It seems that Messia was upset that Yanga-Mbiwa hit him with his shoulder on this play.
Jugada previa al enganchon de Messi #fcblive pic.twitter.com/qycn3A9Mz5
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Messi being Messi he later answered with a goal.
GOLAZAZAZAZO de Lionel Messi armado por la MSN. pic.twitter.com/JW0ac2TuGf
— FutMomento (@FutMomento) August 5, 2015