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Messi insulted over donation in Egypt.
Argentine star, Lionel Messi has been heavily criticized in Egypt following his decision to donate his pair of shoes. Here’s the gist.
The 28 year-old was a guest at a programme tagged ‘Yes I am famous’ broadcasted on Saudi Channel, MBC Masr. During the course of the interview, the Barcelona star removed his shoes and handed it over to the presenter who requested for a souvenir for charity. The gesture has however stirred up some strong reactions from Egyptians.
In Egypt and other Arab countries shoes are sometimes used as a symbol of disrespect, hence the furore. The Egyptian Parliament member, Said Hasasin who was infuriated by the gesture took off his shoe and held it up live on air during his TV show saying “We Egyptians have never been humiliated during our seven thousand years of civilization… I will hit you with the shoes, Messi.”
Like that wasn’t enough, Egyptian Football Association official, Azmy Megahed added his voice to the condemnation.
“Our poor don’t need him. Work shoes for him. I am confused, if he intends to humiliate us, then I say he better put these shoes on his head and on the heads of the people supporting him. We don’t need his shoes and we don’t need charity from Jewish or Israeli people. Give your shoes to your country, Argentina is full of poverty.”
The journalist who received the controversial item from Messi later rose to his defence (after the shots were fired of course).
“That is false. On our show we always request a souvenir from the people we interview and we put those things up for auction for charity. I am shocked by what has happened. Messi never said he was going to donate his boots to charity in Egypt.”
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released her sophomore album titled ‘Mama Africa” is giving a
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initiative will see the talented singer visit and donate the proceeds to
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sports and exercise nutrition, supplementation and performance enhancement.
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her legal battle against
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Brazilian football legend, Pelé sues Samsung for £30m
The controversial ad |
without his permission, Brazilian football legend, Pelé, has slammed a lawsuit
against Korean electronics giant Samsung.
(ultrahigh-definition televisions) in 2013 but they pulled
out of negotiations at the last minute and then opted for a model bearing a
closer resemblance to him. But, the 75 year-old would not have any of it. He
has faulted the use of his identity to promote their products and he’s suing
them for it.
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image of his lookalike and a small photo of a footballer making a “modified
bicycle or scissors-kick, perfected and famously used by Pelé.”
by Pele IP Ownership LLC, which owns Pelé’s trademark and publicity rights. The
complaint said the advert will confuse consumers as well as hurt the value of
Pele’s endorsement rights. It is seeking $30 million in damages.
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“The
goal is to obtain fair compensation for the unauthorised use of Pele’s
identity, and to prevent future unauthorized uses,” Pelé’s lawyer, Frederick Sperling, told
Reuters.
Ronaldo deserves more respect from fans- Kaka
player, I am not just talking about his quality, but in terms of what he has
contributed to Madrid. I would like to see the fans have more respect for
Cristiano for what he has done for this club. ‘Sometimes I hear whistles
against Cristiano and it’s not good after all he has done.’ The Brazilian who played for the club between 2009 and 2013 maintained.