Argentina, Brazil fans go at it in Lohagara over banner ridiculing Messi
Dhaka, June 9 -- A banner mocking Argentina star Lionel Messi has triggered a scuffle between Argentina and Brazil fans in Chattogram's Lohagara, leaving four people with "minor" injuries.
The trouble broke out on Monday afternoon near Kalowarpara of the Upazila's Sadar Union, and was later resolved through a mediation meeting led by local BNP leaders, according to ATM Zahed, former joint secretary of the Upazila BNP.
Locals said a group of young Brazil supporters had put up the banner a few days earlier.
It featured an image of Messi appearing to kiss a German footballer's foot, alongside Brazil's five World Cup triumphs, Pele holding three trophies, Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" goal, and seven footballs -- a dig at Germany's 7-1 de...
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