However and despite there being no threat to the scoreline in the closing minutes of the game, Messi was inches away from being sent off and missing his first-ever major tournament final with ...

Chilean referee Carlos Candia explained how he did not book the Argentine for a handball during Argentina's 2007 Copa America ...

A former referee has admitted that he once chose not to book Lionel Messi because he was desperate to get his shirt post-match. Carlos Chandia refereed the Copa America semi-final clash between ...

Carlos Chandia revealed that he purposely avoided giving Lionel Messi a yellow card, which would have him out of the 2007 ...

Plus: Chelsea have reportedly drawn up a five-man shortlist as part of their search for a new right-back; Jude Bellingham has ...