{"id":291089,"date":"2023-09-24T10:34:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T10:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=291089"},"modified":"2023-09-24T10:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T10:34:34","slug":"psg-chairman-hits-back-at-messis-world-cup-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/psg-chairman-hits-back-at-messis-world-cup-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG Chairman hits back at Messi&apos;s World Cup claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>PSG Chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi hits back at Lionel Messi&#8217;s claim that he received no recognition from the club for Argentina&#8217;s World Cup win<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Lionel Messi recently hit out as PSG&#8217;s treatment of him after the World Cup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Nasser al-Khelaifi has now hit back but admitted it was a &#8216;sensitive&#8217; time<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain chairman\u00a0Nasser Al-Khelaifi has hit back at Lionel Messi&#8217;s claim that he was the only member of Argentina&#8217;s World Cup-winning squad not to be recognized by his club.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old and the Albiceleste beat France in Qatar last winter to win the 2022 World Cup\u00a0while he was still at PSG.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with\u00a0Migue Granados on OLGA, Messi admitted he &#8216;wasn&#8217;t happy&#8217; at the\u00a0Parc des Princes and seemed disappointed with his treatment after the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;It was understandable,&#8217; he said, &#8216;we were in a situation where we [Argentina] were world champions and it was our fault that they [France] weren\u2019t champions once again.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Both Messi and his PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe starred in a thrilling final in Qatar, scoring five goals between them as Argentina won on penalties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777309-12554703-image-a-25_1695548412178.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nasser al-Khelaifi has hit back at Lionel Messi&#8217;s claim that he was not shown recognition from PSG after Argentina&#8217;s World Cup win<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777287-12554703-image-a-31_1695548668834.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777269-12554703-image-m-30_1695548664568.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The legendary forward felt he was the &#8216;only&#8217; squad member who was not celebrated by his club<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Messi continued: &#8216;I was the only player that wasn\u2019t recognized by his club compared to the other 25 Argentinian players.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Al-Khelaifi has now given a different version of events. In quotes carried by Football Espana, he said: &#8216;A<span>s everyone saw, because we even published a video, we celebrated Messi in training, and we also celebrated him in private.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But with respect, we are a French club. It was of course sensitive to celebrate at the stadium. We must respect the country he defeated, his teammates on the France team, and our supporters too.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Messi scored 32 goals in 75 appearances during his time in the French capital, winning back-to-back Ligue 1 titles in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, he was unable to guide PSG beyond the last 16 of the Champions League and left for MLS side Inter Miami in June.<\/p>\n<p>Messi&#8217;s time at the club was not without controversy, with the seven-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner suspended for two weeks earlier this year after taking an unsanctioned trip to Saudi Arabia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, suggestions of a\u00a0fractured relationship with fellow forwards Mbappe and Neymar\u00a0dominated the final months of last season.<\/p>\n<p>He has already led his new club to silverware in the inaugural Leagues Cup, in which he scored 10 goals in seven appearances.<\/p>\n<p>However, the legendary forward will not play in his side&#8217;s clash with Orlando City on Sunday after being forced off with muscle fatigue in their last game. His absence has drastically lowered the price of tickets for the clash.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/10\/75777261-12554703-image-a-29_1695548459636.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Messi has already won the League Cup with new club Inter Miami and has 11 goals in 12 games for the MLS side<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12554703\/PSG-Lionel-Messi-Argentina-World-Cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSG Chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi hits back at Lionel Messi&#8217;s claim that he received no recognition from the club for Argentina&#8217;s World Cup win \u00a0Lionel Messi recently hit out as PSG&#8217;s treatment of him after the World Cup \u00a0Nasser al-Khelaifi has now hit back but admitted it was a &#8216;sensitive&#8217; 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