Chilean referee Carlos Candia explained how he did not book the Argentine for a handball during Argentina's 2007 Copa America ...

A former referee has admitted that he once chose not to book Lionel Messi because he was desperate to get his shirt post-match. Carlos Chandia refereed the Copa America semi-final clash between ...

Carlos Chandia revealed that he purposely avoided giving Lionel Messi a yellow card, which would have him out of the 2007 ...

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Advert However, former referee Carlos Chandia, who took charge of that match, revealed he spared Messi’s blushes on one ...

Chilean official Carlos Chandía has explained why he decided against giving Messi a yellow card, which would have seen him ...

Former referee Carlos Chandia has shockingly admitted that he spared Lionel Messi from a yellow card after making an ...

FORMER referee Carlos Chandia has admitted to purposefully avoiding booking Lionel Messi in return for the superstar’s ...

Lionel Messi could have been omitted from the 2007 Copa America final, but referee Carlos Chandia let him off the hook so ...

Carlos Chandia has detailed that he skipped giving Lionel Messi a yellow card - which would have forced him to miss the 2007 ...

Two months after Argentina won the Copa America, a former FIFA referee has confessed to favouring Lionel Messi during the ...