Lionel Messi says he regrets taunting Louis van Gaal after Argentina's heated World Cup win over the Netherlands and admits he didn't know 'if it was the real trophy or not' when celebrating after the final in Qatar..
Lionel Messi has discovered that he regrets his movements toward Louis van Gaal withinside the World Cup, and that he did now no longer recognize whether or not he become given the actual World Cup trophy or a duplicate to have a good time with after Argentina's seismic victory over France.
The Albiceleste skipper lifted the trophy in December at the pinnacle of his aspect and admitted that 'there has been a mess' with the long-lasting award, after a demanding quarter-very last win over Van Gaal's Holland en path to the very last.
Messi become the participant of the tournament, having come to be the primary participant to attain a intention in each spherical of the competition, because the creation of the spherical of 16.
One of these got here towards Holland withinside the quarter-finals, which sparked a second of controversy because the Argentine talisman taunted Dutch boss Louis van Gaal with compatriot Juan Roman Riquelme's notorious Topo Gigio celebration.
The pose become notion to be a dig aimed toward the ex-Barcelona and Manchester United manager - who infamously had a terrible courting together along with his former participant Riquelme.
Van Gaal and Messi had been then noticed in what seemed to be a demanding touchline trade after the very last whistle, wherein the Argentine allegedly informed the manager: 'You speak too much.'