Lionel Messi made what he thought was a kind gesture in donating a pair of his boots to a charity but some prominent figures in Egyptian politics have considered the gift as very insulting.
In Egypt and other Arab countries shoes are sometimes used as a symbol of disrespect, hence the uproar.
“We [Egyptians] have never been humiliated during our 700 of civilization; I will hit you with the shoes, Messi,” Egyptian Parliament member Said Hasasin said as he took off his shoe and held it up live on air during his TV show.
The other Egyptian Football Association official Azmy Megahed added to it by making his feelings clear on the same show, named ‘Infirad’, on Al-Asimah TV.
“Our poor don’t need him. Work shoes for him,” Megahed said, according to the report.
“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.
Egyptian Parliamentarian Furious With Messi Over Boots Saga
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