Lionel Messi has sparked indignation in Egypt after making a seemingly kind gesture.
The Barcelona forward offered to donate his football boots for a charity auction during an appearance on Egyptian TV programme, 'Yes, I am famous.'

But the 28-year-old soon discovered that his kind-hearted gesture comes loaded with insulting connotations in Arabic culture.
In Egypt, as well as other countries in the Arab region, the shoe is symbolic of dirt, and is often used as a tool of insult.What was meant to be a well-intentioned act soon turned sour as Egyptians used social media to air their displeasure with Messi's insulting act.

Egyptian parliament member Said Hasasin encapsulated the indignation with the world's most iconic footballer. He appeared on TV to discuss Messi's donation "We have never been humiliated during our seven thousand years of civilisation. I will hit you with the shoes, Messi," Hasasin said on an Egyptian TV show.
"This is my shoe. I donate it to Argentina."

One Egyptian Twitter user posted: "This is the most disgusting. He was paid thousands of dollars and at the end he donated his shoes and the stupid presenter was happy,"

A spokesman for the Egyptian Football Association joined condemnation of the Barca star's gesture. “Our poor people don’t need him. Shoes work for him," said Azmy Megahed.
“I’m confused, if he intends to humiliate us, then I say he better put those shoes on his head and on the heads of the people supporting him. "Give your shoes to your country, Argentina is full of poverty."

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Dis people sef

Rubbish

Donate shoes... He thot they can practice all trash in every con3 ryt

Lol

Lol. One man's meat is another's poison.
Donate it in European countries and everyone goes yolo. Cos if it ever gets auctioned that's some cool money.

Dear messi, imhotep and Egyptian mummies are coming for ya head. Run messi run!!!

the could have rejected it from day one nau

lol...
this what happen when you refuse to do background check on your "client" or audience when it come to business.

Rubbish belief do they expect to start signing cheque or what? can't believe country like that have such a belief