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  • it's not a scandal. the officials carried out the instructions they were given. it wouldn't matter if this were messi or just some regular guy. besides, since messi too is a being in the category of human, whatever the procedure is there, that's what gets applied. if you want to call it an illogical, unnecessary practice, maybe that's up for debate. but it's not a scandal. also, there were referees and iraqi footballers who were denied visas, and nobody batted an eye. there's no scandal bigger than that.