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Published 13:18 15 Jul 2018 BST
Updated 13:40 15 Jul 2018 BST
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The incidents in question took place in March - prior to Argentina's 6-1 friendly defeat to Spain - and June respectively, with the second taking place shortly after the national team had congregated in Russia.
According to the report, the first incident occurred in Manchester as Argentina prepared for a number of friendly matches.
During a training session, the 31-year-old was approached by one of Sampaoli's assistant coaches, Sebastián Beccacece, who offered him instruction.
Now, while this itself may seem ill-advised, it was in fact Beccacece's temerity in touching Messi on the shoulder which angered the forward.
After the incident, an angry Messi is reported to have asked the manager that such an occurrence never happens again.
The second incident is not related to issues of personal space, and instead illustrates the level of influence Messi has on team selection.
The report claims that prior to Argentina's World Cup opener with Iceland, Messi approached Sampaoli to advise him that it would be wise to drop both Federico Fazio and Giovani Lo Celso from the first team.
Both players had enjoyed positive seasons with their respective clubs, AS Roma and Paris Saint-Germain, but Messi appears to have had his way. In the end, Fazio played just 45 minutes at the tournament, while Lo Celso failed to enter the field once.
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