Argentinian-Spanish soccer megastar Lionel Messi inadvertently caused a scandal when he offered a pair of his used soccer shoes as a donation during an Egyptian television program on the private network MBC Masr.
"One of the things he does is give charity all over the world and these will be among the donations he gives," Egyptian presenter Mona El-Sharkawy said as the red and white shoes held up to the camera. "And he gave these to our program because we will start an auction for them. Messi, Thank you very very much."
The well-meaning donation was received as a great insult, however.
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