Video is of NBA's Victory, Not Messi's Fans
The Claim
Crowds gather to welcome Lionel Messi in Paris after joining the Paris Saint-Germain football club.
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A video is circulating online depicts a large crowd gathering and celebrating. Users who posted the clip claimed they are fans of Paris Saint-Germain, who welcomed the Argentinian player Lionel Messi.
Misbar’s Analysis
The “Mecca Sports Bar and Grill” sign in the video is located in Desert Square, Milwaukee, in the United States of America. The crowd was fans of the Milwaukee Bucks Basketball club, which had won the NBA championship in July 2021 after 50 years.
The clip started circulating after the arrival of Argentinian star Messi to Paris, following his contract with the Paris Saint-Germain football club. Fans of the club gathered near Le Bourget Airport in the French capital. After leaving Barcelona, Messi signed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain due to economic and structural obstacles in contract renewal.
Given the findings, the Misbar team confirms the claim is misleading, and the video is unrelated to Lionel Messi’s recent transfer to the Paris Saint-Germain football club.
