The post-match carnival turned into a political storm. Argentina's deputy sports minister demanded an apology from Messi and was dismissed by the Argentine president
According to news from Argentina’s El Nacion on the 18th, the Argentine President’s Office officially announced that Julio Garro, the deputy sports minister, has been dismissed from his post due to his recent remarks calling on Messi and the Argentine football team to apologize to the public for the racial discrimination controversy.
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