Baraqish “made herself mad” “terrifying threats” because of “spitting” on Messi

Paraguay national team striker Antonio Sanabria revealed that he received terrifying threats after he was accused of spitting on Argentine star Lionel Messi during their meeting yesterday, Friday, during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Messi and Sanabria got into a verbal altercation, about 5 minutes before the end of the match's regular time, which ended with the Paraguayan spitting on the Argentine's back. Messi was not injured, and even the referee did not notice her, but she appeared in the replay cameras .

Sanabria said in a statement on his Instagram account: “He did not mean to spit on Messi at all, and he is receiving strange and terrifying threats as a result of that, and he feels danger to his family.”

He added: "I want to see the video again. I did not do that intentionally, especially towards a player I respect, and my family is watching the match."

Messi commented on the incident after the match, saying: “They told me in the locker room that someone spat on me. The truth is that I don’t even know who that boy is.”

It is noteworthy that the Argentine national team, by defeating its Paraguayan guest with a single goal, achieved its third successive victory in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, and was alone at the top with the full score with 9 points, surpassing by two points its traditional Brazilian rival, who fell into a trap. A draw at home against its Venezuelan counterpart, with the same goal.

99 lashes Iran officially responds to the issuance of a judicial ruling against Ronaldo

Saturday, in an official statement, the Iranian embassy in Spain denied the issuance of a judicial ruling against Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the Saudi Al-Nasr football team.

Cristiano Ronaldo, accompanied by his Saudi club Al-Nassr, traveled to Iran, earlier last September, to face his host team, Persepolis, in the AFC Champions League. The Portuguese star received a legendary reception there, and received gifts from fans, one of which was a painting by the Iranian artist. Fatima Hamami.

Various press reports stated that Ronaldo faces a penalty of 99 lashes, on charges of adultery, after he exchanged a hug with Fatima and kissed her on the cheek.

But the Iranian embassy in Spain denied these reports, saying in an official statement: “We strongly deny the issuance of any judicial ruling against any international athlete in Iran.”

She added: "It should be noted that Cristiano Ronaldo traveled to Iran and was well received by the people and authorities."

She concluded: “His humanitarian meeting with Fatima Hammami also received praise and admiration from the people and sports authorities in the country.”

Desmentimos rotundamente la emisión de cualquier fallo juegos contra cualquier deportista internacional en Iran. This is a motivation for preoccupation with public notices in the fund that include human rights credentials and guerra credentials against the original.