Lionel Messi Disqualified for four World Cup qualifying match
Lionel Messi has been suspended from Argentina’s next four World Cup qualifiers, starting with the game against Bolivia.
Messi was suspension for “having directed insulting words at an assistant referee” during a home qualifier against Chile last week Thursday.
“This decision is in line with the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s previous rulings in similar cases,” FIFA said.
Messi was also fined 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,160). It is however not known yet if the Argentine Soccer Federation will appeal the ban
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