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Lionel Messi appears to throw punch at Vitinha as Inter Miami star accused of being a 'poor sportsman' in Club World Cup defeat to PSG

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<p>Messi was accused of poor sportsmanship in the last-16 clash when PSG star Vitinha easily glided away from him and kept possession, with the Argentina international then seemingly reacting with a flailed arm towards his former team-mate.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Qué coño hace Messi lanzando un puñetazo a Vitinha. Este tío no sabe perder, que mal deportista.  <a href="https://t.co/8baltrsOrt">pic.twitter.com/8baltrsOrt</a></p>— ᴍᴀɴᴜ. (@ESnomanu) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESnomanu/status/1939371315477070074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>Fans were quick to condemn Messi. ESnomanu wrote on X: "What the hell is Messi doing throwing a punch at Vitinha. This guy doesn't know how to lose, what a poor sportsman."</p><p>Alexandre Carvalho said: "I recognise a man adrift, who doesn’t like to see a player he dislikes become a top player."</p><p>Antimonoveneco added: "Vitinha gave Messi a masterclass today."</p><p>TalkinMadrid posted: "Bro, what did Vitinha do to Messi, to get him so bothered? 😭"</p><div data-name="DAZN" class="affiliate-button-container theme-1"><div class="affiliate-button"><img height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2a657c326f3152f3/65709dfdfcc91a04075bd960/DAZN.png" class="logo" style="width: 72px; height: 40px;"><span class="affiliate-text">Watch every game of the FIFA Club World Cup live on DAZN</span></div><a href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lfsPh/pubref:CWC" target="_blank" class="affiliate-button-link">Stream now</a></div>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>Thankfully, the feud seemed to be put to bed pretty quickly as the pair were spotted embracing at the final whistle, with PSG posting the image on their official social media accounts.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">🫂<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFACWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFACWC</a> <a href="https://t.co/ruUtAJ36Kh">pic.twitter.com/ruUtAJ36Kh</a></p>— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) <a href="https://twitter.com/PSG_inside/status/1939396292578340890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-lionel-messi-brutal-blast-psg-team-mate-vitinha/blt5f94c562f4c6cf9b" target="_blank">Messi and Vitinha reportedly fell out during their time together at PSG</a>, though Vitinha himself later came out to deny those claims. The Portugal international has thrived with the French giants over the past year or so, becoming a key part of Luis Enrique's starting XI and helping them claim a treble in 2024-25.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Messi and Inter Miami will return to MLS duties following their elimination from the Club World Cup. PSG, meanwhile will take on the winners of the game between Bayern Munich and Flamengo in the quarter-finals.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI?

Lionel Messi appears to throw punch at Vitinha as Inter Miami star accused of being a 'poor sportsman' in Club World Cup defeat to PSG | Goal.com

Lionel Messi was involved in a brief scuffle with Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha during Inter Miami&apos;s Club World Cup defeat on Sunday.

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