Due to his bad manners, Lionel Messi will be out of the courts until October
According to FIFA, the captain of the Argentine team insulted the referee of the game against Chile, on 23 March.
It has not been easy months for Lionel Messi and the Argentine team. The International Football Association (FIFA) announced today that the star of the albiceleste team will be suspended for four dates, after verbally attacking a referee on March 23 during the duel against Chile, in the Qualifying Russia 2018. Through a statement, FIFA detailed the sanction to Messi. "The player Lionel Messi is considered guilty of having violated art. 57 of the CDF when pronouncing words injurious against an assistant referee, "FIFA said in the message.
The Federation studied the video of the party before the Chilean selection and discovered that 'The Flea' had pronounced strong insults to the terna arbitral Brazilian. According to the BCC, the Disciplinary Committee opened a file after watching videos in the Argentine press in which it was let down to Messi denigrating the Brazilian assistant Emerson Augusto do Carvalho in the match at the Monumental of Buenos Aires.
The penalty imposed on the Barcelona player also involves suspension in four games of the Qualifying, starting from today, That is to say, the game against Bolivia will be lost. He will also be absent in the matches against Uruguay, Venezuela and Peru. In addition to not being able to step on the court with the albiceleste, Messi will pay a fine of $ 10 thousand dollars.
Marcelo Tinelli, chairman of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) National Team Selection Committee, said they are preparing to appeal the FIFA verdict. "We as leaders are going to appeal, we consider (the sanction) unfair, would say that out of terms or with very violent times in the request for clarification," said the channel TyC Sports upon arrival in La Paz, city in which Will play a game against the Bolivian team, in which Messi will not be able to play.
Soccer is a serious thing in Argentina, so much so that, to the support samples towards Lionel and the team, has joined the president of that country, Mauricio Macri, who used his Twitter account to send a message of solidarity to the 29-year-old captain .
This is not the first time the albiceleste team faces a crisis related to Lionel Messi. Last June, after the Copa América Centenario Cup final, he was devastated by the defeat of his team against Chile. The five-time World Player of the Year said he no longer wanted to play with his country's jersey. "Already, the Selection was finished for me. There are already four finals, and it is not for me, unfortunately, "he told an Argentine journalist, referring to the finals he has lost with his team, including the 2014 World Cup and the 2015 Copa America. Movement to support the desolate player, who is all a symbol of football.
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