India, July 21 -- Renowned television personality and broadcaster Piers Morgan slammed Argentina legend Lionel Messi for allegedly trying to get Spain's Marc Cucurella sent off the field during the FIFA World Cup 2026 final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Morgan, who has been actively tweeting about the 48-team tournament, explosively called the 39-year-old a 'sneaky cheating leader' for trying to get Cucurella out of the scheme of things in the tournament-decider.

What was the incident between Marc Cucurella and Lionel Messi?

The incident occurred during the stoppage time as the television cameras captured Messi and Cucurella speaking, with the latter approaching the Argentinian legend while covering his mouth. The veteran was im...