The Argentina superstar has been banned for
four international matches after an alleged
outburst at a linesman, much to his club's
chagrin Barcelona have released a statement declaring
their "outrage" at Lionel Messi's four-match
ban from representing Argentina. Brazil become first country to qualify
for World Cup Messi was suspended for insulting the
linesman during his national team's 1-0 World
Cup qualifying win over Chile last week. The ban was announced just hours before La
Albiceleste's game away to Bolivia on
Tuesday. In the absence of their talisman, Edgardo
Bauza's team lost 2-0 in La Paz, leaving them
fifth in CONMEBOL qualifying and facing the
prospect of needing to win an inter-
confederation play-off if they are to reach next
year's finals in Russia. Messi's Barca team-mate Gerard Pique,
speaking late on Tuesday, condemned the
severity of the suspension and the club have
now publicly issued a message of support for
the 29-year-old forward. - Hide Videos "FC Barcelona expresses
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MESSI BAN: BARCELONA ISSUE STATEMENT EXPRESSING THEIR 'OUTRAGE' AT DECISIONCreated at 2017-04-01 14:11:01
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