Argentina's Lionel Messi has bizarrely suggested that corruption was at play in a furious rant following his sending off against Chile in the Copa America third-place playoff.
The Barcelona star's side won 2-1 thanks to strikes from Sergio Aguero and Paulo Dybala, but most of the match was played ten vs ten after both Messi and Gary Medel saw red for a first-half scuffle - with Messi's in particular perceived to have been soft.
It was just the second red card in the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's career, and came after he alleged that their 2-0 semi-final defeat to Brazil three days earlier had been fixed to allow for the hosts' passage to the final.