Piers Morgan on the Lionel Messi controversy vs Algeria:
🗣️ “I'm sorry, but if we're being consistent, that looks like a red card to me. I've watched the replay several times and I genuinely don't understand how it wasn't reviewed more seriously.”
“There seems to be one set of rules for ordinary players and another whenever Messi is involved. That's what frustrates football fans.”
“The contact is there, the debate is there, and yet the discussion was shut down almost immediately. That's only going to create more controversy.”
“If that challenge had been made by a lesser-known player, I suspect we'd be having a very different conversation right now.”
“VAR was introduced to remove doubt from major decisions, so when a moment like this happens and people are left confused, questions are naturally going to be asked.”
“Messi was brilliant tonight, nobody can deny that. The goals, the performance, the records all of it was exceptional.”
“But great performances should not make incidents immune from scrutiny. Football has to be judged by the same standard for everyone.”
“Whether people agree or disagree, this decision is going to be talked about for a very long time.”