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Preparations for international football have now begun during the break from club football. During this break, South American countries will also play World Cup qualifiers. Paraguay will host Argentina at 5:30 am on November 15. In this Argentina-Paraguay match, special attention will be paid to Lionel Messi. Many people will definitely come to the field to watch Messi play. Who wants to miss the opportunity to watch Messi play from such a close distance!
However, the Paraguayan Football Federation has made special rules for the Paraguayan Messi fans who will come to the field to watch the game today. Where no local spectators will be able to enter, not only the jersey with ‘Messi 10’ written on it, but also the Argentina jersey. Fernando Villasboa, licensing manager of the Paraguayan Football Federation, confirmed the matter. He said, ‘We have already given warnings at the local level. We will not allow the home fans to enter the gallery without Paraguay or neutral jerseys. Those who come wearing the opponent’s jersey will not be allowed to stay.’
Many have raised the question of whether Paraguay is essentially trying to stop Messi-mania on the field by banning the opponent’s jerseys in the ‘home’ gallery. Football-based media ‘Goal.com’ calls this rule of the Paraguayan Football Federation the ‘anti-Lionel Messi’ system. However, the implication that this rule is related to Messi is found in Villasboa’s next words, ‘We will not allow clubs whose jerseys have the names of the opposing team’s players on them.’
However, this official of the Paraguayan Football Federation denied taking such a measure because of any particular player. He added, ‘This is not against any specific player. We respect the careers of footballers. “It’s just an emergency measure to give us a home-field advantage.” This is not the first time Messi’s jerseys have been banned from the stands. Nashville previously banned the opponent’s jerseys from certain sections of the stands during a CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Inter Miami in March.
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