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Lionel Messi could care less about celebrating Argentina winning the 2022 World Cup with social media chef and z-lister Salt Bae.
Twitter feels the GOAT, Lionel Messi, deserves another trophy on top of the other wons he was given after his club defeated France and Kylian Mbappe in what is being considered one of the greatest World Cup Finals matches ever.
Video of the Turkish steak assaulter, Nusret Gökçe, aka Salt Bae’s cringeworthy encounter with Lionel Messi following the match, has gone viral. In the video, Messi looks very uninterested in engaging with the chef.
One Twitter user shared the clip with the caption, “Even Messi knows salt bae is a hack.”
Even Messi knows salt bae is a hack pic.twitter.com/c457o1GnHt
— Z Bo (@zekedabolina) December 18, 2022
Other photos show Salt Bae holding the World Cup trophy and taking a bite out of a player’s medal. “F***ng absurd. Who let Saltbae out on the pitch? Saw a bunch of photos of him HOLDING the World Cup trophy, and even a picture of him biting on a medal,’ another fan pointed out.
Salt Bae can be seen in another video with Messi’s Argentina team-mate Angel Di Maria, saying “wow” and smacking the trophy. You can hear a clang as his ring hits it, leaving Di Maria stunned after the encounter.
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) December 18, 2022
Salt Bae Also Broke A FIFA Golden Rule While Being A Groupie
Per FIFA’s rules, only a “very select group of people” can touch the trophy, including the winners of the World Cup tournament. So it’s understandable why people are asking why the “chef” was on the pitch in the first place.
“Fcking absurd. Who let Saltbae out on the pitch? Saw a bunch of photos of him HOLDING the World Cup trophy, and even a picture of him biting on a medal. At least Messi knew not to give that guy trying to make THEIR moment about HIM any attention. Desperately grabbing Messi,” another Twitter user wrote.
You can see more reactions to Salt Bae’s shenanigans in the gallery below.
Photo: Dan Mullan / Getty
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1. LOL
Messi when he spots salt bae on the pitch pic.twitter.com/mXHdlFICkb
— Burnett (@Bv8Tom) December 19, 2022
2.
CRINGE: Salt Bae gets massively rejected by Messi while insisting to get selfie after Argentina’s World Cup win pic.twitter.com/xqbGvqdDBq
— Def Noodles (@defnoodles) December 19, 2022
3.
Messi snubs Salt Bae pic.twitter.com/PLl994CCHB
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) December 19, 2022
4.
Gotta love #Messi giving “Salt Bae” the “who the f*** do you think you are” look.
Look, I’m glad he entertains people by seasoning meat (whatever the F that means), but, Argentina, y’all need to make sure this fool never touches the GOAT like that again. https://t.co/YRRAWsbjmX
— John Rocha aka The Outlaw Nation (@TheRochaSays) December 19, 2022
5.
Messi has 0 time for Salt Bae
— Barstool Sportsbook (@BSSportsbook) December 19, 2022
6.
Messi said fuck salt baepic.twitter.com/c9pkzu5TlU
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) December 19, 2022
7.
Messi really gave Salt Bae the cold shoulder after winning the World Cup
pic.twitter.com/srs1833XWU
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 (@sportingnews) December 19, 2022
8.
Salt Bae is the Drake of soccer.
— Omari Hardy (@OmariJHardy) December 19, 2022
9.
Messi had absolutely no time for Salt Bae after winning the World Cup.
Zero f****! Love it.pic.twitter.com/bMh4c9yOom
— Sacha Pisani (@Sachk0) December 19, 2022
10.
Salt Bae is all about ostentatious displays of wealth and excess, and that’s just not Messi’s style. https://t.co/BJYoAvxe3b
— Muhammad Butt (@muhammadbutt) December 19, 2022
11.
A collection of Salt Bae trying for clout with these players. So painful to watch. Like forcing himself between 2 players and trying to take the trophy away while players try to maintain professionalism, but their faces can be clearly read they are annoyed pic.twitter.com/BbChdBEK3M
— Kevin Huyghe (@JCUStreaks10) December 19, 2022