TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The phrase of ridicule “What are you looking at, idiot?” Go away ! It was said Lionel Messi to Dutch striker Wout Weghorst during the World Cup became the inspiration to do business for a number of Argentines.

In the viral video, the Argentine megastar undergoes an interview after his side won a penalty shootout with the Netherlands before Messi’s eyes were distracted from the camera.

He then pronounced the sentence in Spanish “Que mira, bobo?” towards Weghorst, whose two late goals forced the teams into a penalty shoot-out, while the journalist who interviewed Messi tried to calm the number 10 down.

Argentina emerged victorious, but Messi was furious when the referee awarded Weghorst a free kick.

World football governing body FIFA then opened disciplinary proceedings against both teams after witnessing a record 18 yellow cards issued in the World Cup match, which was also marred by a number of altercations between players.

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Messi swear words turn into mugs and t-shirts

Meanwhile, in Argentina, those who love doing business wasted no time and immediately used Messi’s words to become slogans for various products, ranging from mugs costing 1,600 pesos (about 140,000 rupees), t-shirts costing 2,900 pesos (260,000 rupees) and hats priced at 3,900 pesos (350,000 rupees).

“We immediately made a shirt. The phrase went viral because on another stage Messi is calm, doesn’t want to attract attention. But people want him to have a bit of ‘spice’ Diego (Maradona) “said clothing designer Tony Molfese. (31) quoted by AFP, Tuesday.

Messi’s slightly irreverent behavior has drawn comparisons to Argentina legend Diego Maradona, who was notoriously fiery on and off the pitch.

“I think that phrase is extraordinary, very innocent and sweet compared to what you usually hear in the Argentine sports world,” said Graciela Squetino, 67, who bought the shirts for her three grandchildren.

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