It seems that the Argentine star Lionel Messi’s mockery of the Netherlands striker Vout Fijkhorst, following the charged confrontation between the two teams in the quarter-finals of the Qatar World Cup 2022, impressed his countrymen until it became printed in the market on cups, shirts and other products.
The meeting, which Argentina decided in its favor with a penalty shootout, witnessed confrontations between the players of the two teams, and 18 yellow cards were raised in it, in a record number of matches in the World Cup finals, which prompted the International Federation of the game “FIFA” to start disciplinary procedures once morest the two teams.
The skirmishes and provocations did not end on the field, but rather moved to the mixed media area, where Messi appeared during an interview with an Argentine channel, addressing a person who later turned out to be Fichhurst by saying, “What are you looking at, you idiot?” Get out of here, you idiot. Go away”.
And it seems that the Argentines admired this aspect of Messi, who brought out the Diego Maradona in him, while he remained calm in his career on and off the field.
The companies wasted no time plastering the phrase on a range of products, with mugs selling for 1,600 pesos ($9), T-shirts for 2,900 and hats for 3,900.
“We designed the shirts on the spot,” said clothing designer Tony Molfesi, 31. This phrase caught on because in other periods of his career, Messi was quiet and subdued. But people wanted him to have a little bit of Diego Maradona roughness.
For many in Argentina, the language used by Messi is relatively bland compared to the language of the street, if you will.
Compared to the terms used in Argentine sports, Graciela Schettino, 67, who bought T-shirts for her three grandchildren, said, “I thought the phrase was beautiful, very innocent and affectionate.”
