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| Barca Protest Over Messi’s Four-match Ban by 2effizy: 6:29am On Mar 30, 2017 |
Barcelona have launched a press release declaring their outrage at Lionel Messi’s “disproportionate” four-match ban from representing Argentina.
Messi was suspended for insulting the linesman throughout his nationwide group’s 1-Zero World Cup qualifying win over Chile final week. The ban was introduced simply hours earlier than La Albiceleste’s recreation away to Bolivia on Tuesday.
Within the absence of their talisman, Edgardo Bauza’s group misplaced 2-Zero in La Paz, leaving them fifth in CONMEBOL qualifying and dealing with the prospect of needing to win an inter-confederation play-off if they’re to succeed in subsequent 12 months’s finals in Russia.
Messi’s Barca team-mate Gerard Pique, talking late on Tuesday, condemned the severity of the suspension and the membership have now publicly issued a message of help for the 29-year-old ahead.
“FC Barcelona expresses its surprise and indignation at the action by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee of suspending the player Leo Messi following the FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture between Argentina and Chile,” a press release learn.
“The club considers the four-match suspension finally imposed on the Argentine player to be unfair and totally disproportionate. “Finally, FC Barcelona wishes to reiterate its support for Leo Messi, an exemplary player in terms of conduct both on and off the pitch.”
The punishment pertains to Messi’s actions through the closing phases of Argentina’s win at dwelling to Chile, when the Barca star scored the one purpose from the penalty spot.
The 29-year-old was penalised for a foul and proceeded to wave his arms and shout insults on the referee’s assistant Marcelo Van Gasse, with whom he refused to shake arms on the ultimate whistle.
Initially, the incident was not included in referee Sandro Ricci’s report however was adopted up by FIFA after video footage of Messi’s insults emerged and so they requested each the officers and the Argentinian Soccer Affiliation (AFA) for his or her observations.
http://www.2effizy.com/2017/03/30/barca-protest-over-messis-four-match-ban/
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| Re: Barca Protest Over Messi’s Four-match Ban by 2effizy: 6:33am On Mar 30, 2017 |
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| Re: Barca Protest Over Messi’s Four-match Ban by Nobody: 7:00am On Mar 30, 2017 |
Them never see chin chon chun |
| Re: Barca Protest Over Messi’s Four-match Ban by Mahmoud219: 9:35am On Mar 30, 2017 |
So make him no receive punishment as him insult official. Barca i hail thee |
