From 2022rumors about the death of Lionel Messi began to circulate on social networks, especially on TikTok; this is not new news. The day the Argentinian star ceases to exist will surely shock the world because of the contribution the current Inter Miami player has made in football history.
even, Notes denying his death are in vainbecause It goes without saying how false Lionel Messi’s death soundsthe world failed to react to this tragic (and false) news.
However, 2012, specialized media -Either winning grades that don’t exist or because they must have been hacked- Lionel Messi suspected death announcedcausing more than one of us to gasp.
The day Fox Sports announced the death of Lionel Messi
In 2012, Fox Sports North presumed Lionel Messi dead., via a post on Twitter, is now X and doesn’t even need to reach 140 characters. “We must announce the sad news that Messi passed away due to cardiopulmonary arrest in training”, read in a publication with the hashtag #RIPMessi.
This error was later used with the classic “I’ve been hacked“It only lasted a few seconds when it was posted, however, the magic of the screenshot ensured that the image of Fox Sports North’s tweet remained to this day. After the reaction and post became so viral, they had to come forward and apologize.
“We regret the above tweet and apologize to anyone who was offended.We’ve obviously been hacked”, they wrote in that tweet, eleven years later.
The day Messi died…
Of course, on the day this news happened, the media, social networks and any communication channel that existed in the world announced this event citing official sources and information. Don’t believe the conspiracy theories people come up with on TikTokThe most important thing is to have visitors.
Echoes of the death of one of the best football players in the universe, It’s too big to be known first on TikTok, let alone by strangers.. For now, let’s continue to enjoy the magic of No. 10 in the hope that it can play in its last World Cup – which Mexico will host – and that when it retires, it continues to surprise us from another aspect of football.