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Lionel Messi of Argentina Suspended for Four Games
By VICTOR MATHERMARCH 28, 2017


Argentina forward Lionel Messi argued with the assistant referee Emerson Carvalho during a World Cup qualifier on Thursday against Chile. Credit Juan Mabromata/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Lionel Messi was barred for Argentina’s next four games after he used “insulting words” with an official, FIFA ruled on Tuesday.

The length of the suspension was a surprise: Many commentators and soccer figures were expecting a one- or two-game ban, at most.

The ban began immediately: Messi did not play in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Bolivia. Without its star striker, Argentina fell, 2-0.

He was also fined 10,000 Swiss francs, or about $10,200. The suspension does not apply to games for his club, Barcelona.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/28/sports/soccer/lionel-messi-suspended-fifa-argentina.html?