In his view, destroying the facade of the 37-year-old world football star’s villa is drawing attention to the “responsibility of the rich” for the climate crisis.
Argentina’s president shows solidarity with Messi
The banner held by activist-vandals reads: “Help the planet, eat the rich, abolish the police.”
Argentine President Javier Milei expressed solidarity with Messi’s family on the “X” website “in connection with this cowardly and crazy event” and called on the government of Pedro Sanchez to “guarantee the safety of Argentine citizens”.
This is not the first “action” of “Futuro Vegetal”
Representatives of the same organization (“Plant Future”) committed acts of vandalism in Madrid and Barcelona in 2022.
At the Egyptian Museum in Barcelona, a substance that imitates crude oil was poured into a display case containing a replica of a pharaoh’s mummy and the wall was stained with red liquid, while at the Prado Museum in Madrid, the slogan “+1.5 degrees” was painted on the wall between two paintings by Spanish painter Francisco Goya, which he believed was intended to “raise awareness” of the growing phenomenon of global warming.
Messi is recovering from injury
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, formerly of Barcelona (until 2021) and Paris Saint-Germain (2021-23), has been playing in the American-Canadian league MLS since 2023.
Messi has not played for Inter Miami since mid-July due to an ankle injury. The Argentine was injured in the Copa América final, in which Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 after extra time.
