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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Colin Millar

Lionel Messi's angry Louis van Gaal celebration explained after ill-judged comment

Lionel Messi's anger-fuelled goal celebration in front of Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal during their bad-tempered World Cup quarter-final clash has been explained by Juan Riquelme.

Argentina's win against the Netherlands was a memorable encounter, which saw 15 yellow cards brandished by Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz, in a fiery clash that went to penalties after it finished 2-2 in normal time after Wout Weghorst dramatically equalised late in stoppage time.

Messi was spotted arguing with Dutch manager Van Gaal and his assistant Edgar Davids at full-time, he is then believed to have turned to Dutch double goalscorer Weghorst during an interview and shouted: "What are you looking at fool? Get back there."

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