No shame for Messi over wages
HOW much Lionel Messi is paid by Barcelona is a private affair so it is little surprise that he is upset that his wage deal was leaked to El Mundo.
But there is nothing for Messi to be ashamed of. Nobody forced Barcelona to pay Messi such a lavish salary. It was their choice. And if Messi has got rich off them, then they should have got rich off him, too.
For a decade now, he has been the greatest attraction in sport anywhere. If the club have mismanaged the income they have attracted from Messi’s genius, it is their fault, not his.