Thierry Henry held nothing back. 🔥 The French idol came out to defend Lionel Messi after the VAR review that sparked a storm on social media, and pointed straight to the heart of the debate: “People are reacting because it’s Messi. If it were another player, I don’t think there would be nearly as much controversy”.
For Henry, the key is intent. “You can clearly see that Messi is focused on the ball and trying to make a football play, not trying to hurt anyone”, he explained. ⚽ And he went even further: the referees, after calmly reviewing the incident, did not even consider that it deserved a yellow card.
“Football is a contact sport, and sometimes incidents look much worse in real time than they really are.” 🤔 Is Henry right, or does Messi’s name protect him on and off the pitch?