MOSCOW, June 6 (Sputnik) – Saturday’s friendly between Israel and Argentina has been canceled due to “threats and provocations” aimed at Argentina captain Lionel Messi, the Israeli Embassy in Argentina said on Wednesday.
“The Israeli Embassy regrets to announce the suspension of the match between the national team of Israel and Argentina… The threats and provocations directed at Lionel Messi… are not alien to the daily life of the civilian population in Israel, whose athletes… have been numerous times an object of violence and attacks,” the Israeli Embassy posted on Twitter.
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