Boxing champ Alvarez sorry over Messi World Cup jersey rant | Sport

on Wednesday after accusing the Argentine World Cup star of mistreating a Mexican soccer jersey.

Alvarez took to Twitter last weekend to vent anger at Messi, saying the football star had"insulted" Mexico by appearing to place his foot on an El Tri jersey on the floor of the Argentina locker room. "Did you see Messi cleaning the changing room with our jersey and flag????" Mexican icon Alvarez wrote on Twitter.Alvarez's outburst elicited immediate responses from those defending Messi and claiming there was nothing unusual about a football jersey being on the floor after a match.On Wednesday, Alvarez, 32, apologised to Messi and Argentina, saying he had over-reacted.

"I was carried away by the passion and love I feel for my country and I made comments that were out of place for which I want to apologise to Messi and the people of Argentina," Alvarez wrote on Twitter."I wish both teams much success in their matches today and will continue supporting Mexico until the end.

Sport24news That was initially clear that he didn't intend to kick the jersey but the media is there to cause drama🤧

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