Dear Lionel Messi, the football legend

We Iranians on Facebook, hereby, express our deepest apologies for the recent insensitive actions by some fellow country-mates on your fan page. We realize that such behavior is and will be totally inappropriate, inexcusable and disrespectful. We can only imagine the damage that these actions might have caused to your regard for the Iranian people. However, we would appreciate the opportunity to put right these wrongs, repair the damage and express the true respect that the Iranian people have for football legends like you.

Our sincere apologies,

Iranians on Facebook