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Salt Bae tries to 'save' himself with Lionel Messi video but fans aren't buying it

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Published 10:45 21 Dec 2022 GMT

Salt Bae tries to 'save' himself with Lionel Messi video but fans aren't buying it

The chef shared a video after receiving criticism for his behaviour at the World Cup

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Salt Bae has been accused of trying to 'save' himself by sharing a video featuring Lionel Messi after the chef was hit with criticism for his behaviour at the World Cup.

The restaurant owner, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, encountered Messi after Argentina beat France in penalties to become the 2022 World Cup champions on Sunday (18 December), but his video shared yesterday was actually filmed a few years before their more recent meeting. You can watch their interaction below:

Salt Bae's video followed up a series of other posts he shared this week which showed him posing alongside Messi and brazenly lifting the golden World Cup trophy over his head in celebration of Argentina's win.

FIFA states very clearly on its website that the right to touch the World Cup trophy is reserved 'only for a select group of people', which includes former winners of the tournament and heads of state.

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That list clearly does not include internet famous chefs, but still Salt Bae could be seen in another video pretending to sprinkle salt on the trophy and seemingly even attempting to take it from footballer Lisandro Martinez.

Salt Bae broke FIFA rules with the World Cup.
Instagram

The chef was widely criticised for the move, with football fans saying he had 'no respect' for the trophy and branding the scene 'embarrassing'.

His photo with Messi also received backlash, with one Instagram user writing: "shame on you harassing messi for this prize photo."

Salt Bae described Messi as 'the champion' in a caption which accompanied the video he shared yesterday, and the footage showed the pair shaking hands, hugging and posing for a photo together at the chef's restaurant in Dubai.

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Unfortunately for the chef, the footage of his seemingly friendly interaction with Messi wasn't enough to convince fans that his behaviour at the World Cup was acceptable.

Salt Bae shared a selfie with Lionel Messi.
Instagram/@nusr_et

Football fans quickly flooded the chef's comments section with criticism, with one writing: "Now you’re trying to make out like you’re friends??"

Another commented: "A video from 2018, this ain’t gonna save you bro," while a third wrote: "Basically posted this to redeem himself. 'Messi knows me, look, he’s waiting to shake my hand!'"

While Messi seemed happy enough to pose for a picture with Salt Bae four years ago, it evidently wasn't his first priority after winning the World Cup on Sunday as footage showed the chef being ignored twice by the footballer before he agreed to pose for a photo.

Featured Image Credit: @nusr_et/Instagram

Topics: World Cup, Instagram, Viral, Football, Lionel Messi

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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