Lionel Messi has been banned for four World Cup qualifying matches after a foul-mouthed rant at a linesman during last week's 1-0 win o...
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Lionel Messi has been banned for four World Cup qualifying matches after a foul-mouthed rant at a linesman during last week's 1-0 win over Chile.
Messi misses four of Argentina's final five qualifiers, the first of which ended in a 2-0 defeat by Bolivia on Tuesday night.
He only discovered his fate six hours before Argentina kicked off. The Barcelona genius and five-time Ballon d’Or winner was also given a fine of around £8,100.
Messi said ‘la concha de tu madre’, which translates as ‘your mother’s ****’ — a common cursing phrase in Argentina — to Brazilian linesman Emerson Augusto do Carvalho at the end of the match after being harried and fouled by Chile’s Jean Beausejour.
The official patted him on the head and tried to calm him down but Messi continued ranting. Carvalho said later he did not understand at the time what Messi was saying.
‘I only realised he was swearing afterwards on reading the press,’ he said.
The officials had not originally filed a complaint but revised their report to FIFA on Monday. Argentina say they will appeal but Messi’s reputation as the boy next door, in contrast to the occasionally snarling Cristiano Ronaldo, has taken a severe dent.
Argentina team secretary Jorge Miadosqui said: ‘We are surprised at the decision. We believe that the sanction can be lowered. Messi is sad, which we all are.’
As well as missing the match with Bolivia, Messi will also be absent for an away game against Luis Suarez’s Uruguay in August and home matches against Venezuela and Peru in September and October. - Online Sources
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Messi said ‘la concha de tu madre’, which translates as ‘your mother’s ****’ — a common cursing phrase in Argentina — to Brazilian linesman Emerson Augusto do Carvalho at the end of the match after being harried and fouled by Chile’s Jean Beausejour.
The official patted him on the head and tried to calm him down but Messi continued ranting. Carvalho said later he did not understand at the time what Messi was saying.
‘I only realised he was swearing afterwards on reading the press,’ he said.
The officials had not originally filed a complaint but revised their report to FIFA on Monday. Argentina say they will appeal but Messi’s reputation as the boy next door, in contrast to the occasionally snarling Cristiano Ronaldo, has taken a severe dent.
Argentina team secretary Jorge Miadosqui said: ‘We are surprised at the decision. We believe that the sanction can be lowered. Messi is sad, which we all are.’
As well as missing the match with Bolivia, Messi will also be absent for an away game against Luis Suarez’s Uruguay in August and home matches against Venezuela and Peru in September and October. - Online Sources
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