Gabon's political opposition, in an effort to get some attention, has denounced the best footballer in the world.
The Union du Peuple Gabonais, a party that keeps trying to gain power and failing, denounced Lionel Messi for being under-dressed during his visit with the president of the African nation during his vacation, which he either did as a favor for two former Barcelona club directors or was faid a cool couple million for.
Their statement, translated:
"The messiah of football arrived in Gabon like he were going to a zoo: dirty, unshaven and his hands in his pockets, looking for peanuts to throw to them!
"When you're called Lionel Messi and you're a multi-billionaire, you don't have the right to present yourself to officials of a republic, even a banana one, with your hands in the pockets of a ripped, tattered pair of shorts.
"Gabon isn't a zoo. We don't know what the Argentine came to Gabon for, but we at least have the right to denounce his negligence and his lack of respect for standards and principles. We are uneasy with Messi's attitude and his attire. Only for these reasons, linked to respect for the host country, do we condemn the footballer's indelicateness, to say the least!"
Maybe they were just mad because they didn't get to drive Messi around the capital and bask in his footballing glory. Or maybe they're pissed because they can never seem to win an election. We're sure coming out against one of the most beloved athletes in the world will make people want to vote for them. In any case, they need to chill out a little bit.
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