Just when you thought you'd heard it all..

While the situation in the Middle East is clearly no laughing matter, Al Dunya TV have left internet users gobsmacked following an outrageous report that Barcelona helped anti-president Bashar Assad radicals plot arms smuggling routes through the country.
Using an El Clasico clip from last December, a video report on Sunday claimed Barcelona’s formation plots specific locations on a map, with the players representing the smugglers and the ball’s position signifying the current location of weapons.   
The report concludes Messi's final passes to set up Pedro’s goal against Real Madrid indicates the successful handover of the arsenal to the rebels in Dir al-Zur.

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/893706-lionel-messi-and-barcelona-accused-of-elaborate-syrian-rebel-weapons-plot

Whuuuuuuuuuut?

I heard about this also.

What is this.

Messi's final passes to set up Pedro’s goal against Real Madrid indicates the successful handover of the arsenal to the rebels in Dir al-Zur.

lol wut

Disgraceful behaviour. Mes que un club? Terrorists.

More than a club..

So this is why Ahly supports Barca

Dictators will say anything to put the blame on someone.

Theo Filippo wrote:So this is why Ahly supports Barca

I'm not Syrian though.

"It's Messi, Messi, Messi, Messi, Messi, Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa GOALZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HE HAS DONE IT HE HAS TAKEN DOWN THE REGIME LONG LIVE THE REBELS!"

Yep true story.

Ahly please transcript what they say in that video into English. That has to be some entertaining stuff they are saying.

Laurencio wrote:Ahly please transcript what they say in that video into English. That has to be some entertaining stuff they are saying.

I'll try my best. It's not in the Egyptian dialect...

"There are several channels in neighboring countries covering the news in Syria these days, but they all conceal the truth. But we are used to that. Al Jazeera Sport was showing the weather and switched to highlights of a Barca match, which is nothing but a map of the movement of weapons from outside of Syria. Here we follow the initial movement of the weapons from Lebanon. Which then moves to the city of Homs. Which is received in the city of Abu Kamal. After that it travels a long distance to the north to the city of Der El Zor. Finally, it is liberated in the final destination of the city of Al Meadin."

So it seems like they are blaming Al Jazeera, not Barcelona. Which actually makes it seem less stupid than the article is suggesting. It's still really stupid though.