However and despite there being no threat to the scoreline in the closing minutes of the game, Messi was inches away from being sent off and missing his first-ever major tournament final with ...

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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As reported by The Mirror, Chandia said on the ESPN FShow: “Out of nowhere, Messi lifts a ball and touches it with his hand, ...

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 ...