MESSI CRITICIZES BARCELONA'S VP

Lionel Messi has denied that he requested his contract be reviewed. The Barcelona player has been angered by club financial vice-president, Javier Faus' comments in which he said he had been against reviewing the football star's salary every six months."He's someone who doesn't know anything about football and wants to run Barcelona like a business, which it isn't'', the player retorted from Argentina.''Barcelona is the best team in the world and deserves to be represented by the best executives. And I would like to remind him that neither I nor any of my representatives have asked for a contract extension, as he well knows'', Messi continued, talking to Catalan radio station RAC 1.
The player dissociated himself from the controversy surrounding charity matches organised by his foundation and an alleged connection with money laundering: "I am deeply saddened by what is being said, not just about me but about people I love like my dad or players who are my friends. These games are 100% charitable".Messi has complete faith in his father's business operations: "I dedicate myself to playing football and he dedicates himself to looking after my interests off the field".Messi reiterated that all matters outside of football fall under his father's remit. "I have very close ties with my dad and my family, both personally and professionally. If it was up to me, he would remain chairman of the company and of the foundation", he said.