This Is Why Argentina’s Friendly Against Israel Was Called Off

The highly anticipated friendly match between Argentina and Israel was called off on Tuesday evening after several threats were made against Lionel Messi.

The Israeli embassy called off the match after a series of unspecified threats were made against the Barcelona superstar. The threats were reportedly triggered by the Israeli – Palestinian showdown that has claimed scores of lives thus far.

The friendly match has been in doubt after the Palestinian Football Association urged their fans to burn Messi’s shirt if he played in the friendly match.
Argentine Foreign Minister, Jorge Faurie also told the press that he believed Argentina’s players had been reluctant to travel to Israel for the game.
He said: “As far as I know, the players of the national team were not willing to play the game.”

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