Footballer Lionel Messi has gone from hero to zero in a moment after appearing on camera applauding US dictator Donald Trump’s boasting about his “Epstein class” illegal war on Iran and smiling as Trump praised himself for starving Cuba. A legacy destroyed in a moment.
As Tere Felipe commented:
Trump explains how the United States is doing a “great job” bombing Iran, and Lionel Messi and his teammates applaud him. There is no excuse for this when 1200 Iranians have died, including 300 children.
Trump explica cómo Estados Unidos está haciendo un “gran trabajo” bombardeando Irán, y Lionel Messi y sus compañeros lo aplauden. No hay excusa para esto cuando 1200 iraníes han muerto, incluidos 300 niños. pic.twitter.com/YNWzsaP4us
— Tere Felipe (@_TereFelipe_) March 6, 2026
And from the thousands of comments from previously adoring fans, the world agrees. Here are just a few examples:
For those who ain’t plugged into Argentina twitter (and the rest of the social media ecosystem)
They aren’t just dragging messi, argentines are fully cursing him to hell and rejecting any desire to win another World Cup with him as captain
I have never seen anything like it
—
dreamthem
His legacy died overnight. It was utterly grotesque of him to be clapping after the orange one boasts of violence and genocide and bombing little girls.
— 小仙女
(@communist_bimb0) March 6, 2026
“Every arse-licker ends up eating shit”:
— Johny A Quiero Alam (@sapijoma2) March 6, 2026
“Messi and Suarez are some of the most despicable beings applauding evil US-Israel because it pays for their ostentatious and shallow lives”:
Messi y Suárez son unos seres despreciables que aplauden al Mal
porque paga sus vidas ostentosas y superficiales. pic.twitter.com/Uvo1mwbzPx
— fernando villamil (@fernand85485612) March 6, 2026
Let me tell you something: I celebrated Messi lifting the WC even more than my own country winning. I cried bc my dad loved him since his WC debut but couldn’t be alive to see him give us the WC after more than 30 years. Now I hope they lost 1st round
—
(@deliveransse) March 6, 2026
— desesperharta
(@Lisag0thh) March 6, 2026
Messi applauds Trump
“Trump boasts that bombing Iran was justified. While Leo Messi, UNICEF ambassador, and his companions applaud”:
Trump se jacta de que bombardear Irán estaba justificado. Mientras tanto, Leo Messi, embajador de UNICEF, y sus compañeros aplauden.
Más de 165 niños murieron en una escuela en Irán tras un bombardeo estadounidense-israelí. pic.twitter.com/FNPPBahXKn— Hayat ة (@HayatHa33394572) March 6, 2026
“Ugh Messi, I thought you were a better person”:
Uy Messi creía que eras mejor persona
pic.twitter.com/pJnjB6NSgW
— Lucia
(@lucy_arties) March 6, 2026
— Carlos CASTRO Marcos
(@carlos53marcos) March 6, 2026
“Lionel Messi supporting the actions of the tyrant! Look at him, nothing more! The deaths of infants, the genocides are not trivial matters and no one with even a bit of brain should applaud or support the dictator who thinks he’s the master of the world! No one!”
@LeoMessiOffic apoyando las acciones del tirano! ¡Mírenlo nada más! Las muertes de infantes, los genocidios no son cualquier cosa y nadie con un poco de cerebro debe aplaudir o apoyar al dictador que se cree amo del mundo! ¡Nadie! pic.twitter.com/abw2Pbog8p
— César Qüeb (@cesarqueb_) March 6, 2026
“Fucking Messi, you spineless asshole, in front of the Orange Orangutan. I hoped that at the level he plays, he had the awareness to at least not applaud that monster rapist, murderer, genocidal thug, and convict for 34 crimes before a U.S. court.”:
Pinche #Messi arrastrado y pendejo, ante el Orangután Naranja.
Ojalá que al nivel que juega, tuviera la consciencia, para al menos no aplaudirle a ese monstruo violador, asesino, genocida y convicto por 34 delitos ante un juzgado de los EEUU.— Agustín C. S.
(@Nitzug4uno) March 6, 2026
“Dictators need to have well-known references behind them to deceive the gullible masses.”:
Los dictadores necesitan tener referentes conocidos detrás, para engañar a las masas influenciables.#TrumpEpsteinFiles
— Maria Sepúlveda Catrillanca (@Maria_sepul66) March 6, 2026
“What a shitty decision right at this moment, this hurts Messi and favors the orange-faced, gassy, crazy imperialist… and on top of that, they didn’t want to go to the Casa Rosada when they won the World Cup ’cause they weren’t getting into politics, what an idiot 
horrible everything”:
Q mala desicion justo en este momento esto lo perjudica a messi y lo favorece al cara naranja pedo chiflado imperialista …y encima no quisieron ir a la rosada cuando ganaron el mundial xq no se metían en política q pelotudo
— Karina Argomedo
(@karinaargomedo) March 6, 2026
— fleur (@fleurqts) March 6, 2026
He didn’t wanted to celebrate with our people on the Casa Rosada (our White House) because “politics” and now he’s applauding a genocide, hope we lose in the first round
— Romance (@capelettin1) March 6, 2026
I applaud every Argentinian who condemns Messi for taking a photo with a pedophile and warmonger.
Best regards from Raped Tero, Argentina.
— Gonzalin (@GoneZal) March 6, 2026
Many joined in to point out how Trump’s hands are dripping with innocent blood:
— Carlos CASTRO Marcos
“Is this what they are applauding!?”:
Esto es lo que aplauden!?!?! pic.twitter.com/ehH4cGEqBN
— Daniel (@DanmurhMur) March 6, 2026
— Especialista Mcpal (@EspConstruccion) March 6, 2026
— vincentgambini (@vincentgambini) March 6, 2026
And many, many, pointed to late Argentinian superstar Diego Maradona who, no matter how messed up his personal life was, never forgot where he came from or betrayed humanity and ordinary people. Maradona opposed US imperialism and backed Iran against it. Many adding that they would boycott both this year’s World Cup in the US and anything to do with Messi:
#SiempreMaradona https://t.co/Dy4uv6OErT
—
#LeyDeIncendios #FinAlSecretoBancario (@davidpinto) March 6, 2026
“Even in death Maradona overshadows living Messi”:
La sombra de Maradona muerto va a aplastar la de Messi vivo.
Grande Diego!!! https://t.co/cyvWP9Oiih— Malaspina (@Malaspina550036) March 6, 2026
— desesperharta
The one and only. From Argentina! pic.twitter.com/1bLoX7Dmie
— Mar (@mar32_32) March 6, 2026
Deservedly so….he will never be him! pic.twitter.com/ryThqTHbqI
— Amin×Cine (@AmXInd) March 6, 2026
Messi will not ever surpass the glory of Diego Maradona at all levels. Maradona had magic in his stride as a footballer besides a genuine love for the downtrodden and social justice. Messi is just a hired gun devoid of anything redeeming that makes us human.
— Ana Escalante AIA (@EscArc) March 6, 2026
Gran diferencia pic.twitter.com/Pkf62w0RyS
— Rubén Tibu Fernández
(@tibutres) March 6, 2026
Boycott the World Cup.
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That smile reads "how about Epstein's island bro heh heh"