'Messi shouldn't do that because his word is significant'

Lionel Messi's pointed comments in which he claimed that Conmebol was corrupt has not been received well by River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo.

Argentina's Copa America semi-final defeat to Brazil came in controversial circumstances, prompting a post-match outburst from the Barcelona forward. With another following the victory over Chile, in which Messi was sent off.

"For me, Messi shouldn't do that because his word is significant," Gallardo said.

"I don't know if it was a decision he made but beyond being important words, they leave him exposed.

"The decision to speak is his right, he can express his opinion."