FC Barcelona and Argentina International forward Lionel Messi (22) did not exactly make his sponsor, Adidas, overly excited with his comments concerning the World Cup match ball, the Jabulani, which has received a great deal of criticism from both goalkeepers and field players. Catalan sports daily Sport presented a report on Adidas’ reaction to their superstar’s comments.“We are sure that Messi will get used to the ball and will continue having extraordinary actions in the World Cup,” said the firm’s spokesperson Oliver Brüggen. “Of course we do not have any influence over the opinions of our sports players,” he added. While the ball has received a lot of criticism after the first World Cup games, they still seemed greatly surprised by Messi’s reaction, who is sponsored by the German brand. Despite the dissatisfaction with the Argentine’s words, Brüggen ruled out any sort of ”sanction” for one of their top stars.
During a press conference on Sunday, following Argentina’s 1-0 win over Nigeria, Messi had commented that “the ball is very complicated for keepers, for us. We still don’t quite have it in hand yet, but hopefully we will get accustomed to it soon, because there isn’t another [ball].”
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