Lionel Messi forced to cover Argentina shirt to lift World Cup trophy as Gary Lineker rages

Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup prize in a dark robe in Qatar subsequent to being given the thing of dress which covered his Argentina shirt during the show

Furthermore, Gary Lineker was miserable that he was given the thing of apparel during the show. He said: “Astounding scenes, extraordinary pictures from a higher place and incredible pictures from inside the ground as Argentina win the World Cup for the third time.

“It seems a shame, in a way, that they’ve covered up Messi in his Argentina shirt,” he added.

Ex-Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta replied: “Just, why? Why? No reason to do that.” Alan Shearer joked: “I didn’t think Infantino was going to let him go either,” as Lineker added: “Nobody marked him that tightly during the game!”

However, Messi did soon ditch the robe before someone added a third star to his Argentina shirt to mark their third World Cup triumph.

“Three stars on Messi’s shirt I think I spot,” Lineker said. “And he’s taken the little robe off.”

Elsewhere, Gary Neville was amongst those running out of superlatives for Messi after the game as he raved about his success on ITV Sport.

“He should be centre of attention,” Neville said. “It feels right that Messi has won the World Cup.

“Destiny was there, he’s contributed enormous amounts throughout this tournament and his career. He’s lit up every single game he’s played in, if you’re watching Messi live you are truly blessed.

“Argentina, their passion, fight, spirit, nastiness till the end was absolutely amazing. That’s one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in my life.”