L'Equipe label Messi 'the Che Guevara of Barcelona' on their front page Barcelona He rose up against the board

Lionel Messi's swipe at the Barcelona board has made shockwaves across the world.

The Argentine hit out at the club's directors for pressuring the players into taking a pay cut when they were going to do it anyway.

L'Equipe have taken this and run with it, painting Messi as Che Guevara - a key figure behind the Cuban Revolution - on their frontpage for Tuesday.

"Lionel Messi, the Che of Barca," their headline reads.