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Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by obembet(f): 6:13pm On Dec 02, 2020
LIONEL MESSI has been hit with a £540 fine for his tribute to Diego Maradona after the legend’s death.

The Barcelona superstar started his career at Newell's Old Boys and unveiled their shirt in tribute to his fellow Argentine - who also played there - after scoring in Sunday's 4-0 win against Osasuna.

The goal had striking similarities to a goal scored by Maradona on his Newell's debut 27 years ago.

He picked up the ball outside of the box, beat two defenders then fired a shot into the far corner of the net.

The celebration forced referee Mateu Lahoz to book Messi for removing his Barca shirt, in line with the Spanish FA's rules.

It has now been confirmed that the 33-year-old has now been sanctioned.

The forward, who earns over £60m-a-year, should have to cough up a £540 fine.

And Barcelona have also been hit with a fine of £316 over the incident - although they plan to appeal.

The rule which imposes a fine for celebrations like Messi's is not exclusive to the Spanish league, it is also applied by FIFA.

On FIFA's official website, it states: "The IFAB, the body responsible for the Laws of the Game, decided to add a detail to Law 12 relating to ‘Fouls and Misconduct’, stating: “A player who removes his jersey after scoring a goal will be cautioned for unsporting behaviour.”

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/13360088/lionel-messi-fined-maradona-shirt-tribute/amp/

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by eddyline(m): 6:28pm On Dec 02, 2020
free the guy jor

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Nobody: 6:49pm On Dec 02, 2020
obembet:
LIONEL MESSI has been hit with a £540 fine for his tribute to Diego Maradona after the legend’s death.

The Barcelona superstar started his career at Newell's Old Boys and unveiled their shirt in tribute to his fellow Argentine - who also played there - after scoring in Sunday's 4-0 win against Osasuna.

The goal had striking similarities to a goal scored by Maradona on his Newell's debut 27 years ago.

He picked up the ball outside of the box, beat two defenders then fired a shot into the far corner of the net.

The celebration forced referee Mateu Lahoz to book Messi for removing his Barca shirt, in line with the Spanish FA's rules.

It has now been confirmed that the 33-year-old has now been sanctioned.

The forward, who earns over £60m-a-year, should have to cough up a £540 fine.

And Barcelona have also been hit with a fine of £316 over the incident - although they plan to appeal.

The rule which imposes a fine for celebrations like Messi's is not exclusive to the Spanish league, it is also applied by FIFA.

On FIFA's official website, it states: "The IFAB, the body responsible for the Laws of the Game, decided to add a detail to Law 12 relating to ‘Fouls and Misconduct’, stating: “A player who removes his jersey after scoring a goal will be cautioned for unsporting behaviour.”

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/13360088/lionel-messi-fined-maradona-shirt-tribute/amp/

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Robnectar(m): 6:54pm On Dec 02, 2020
fvck NiCcur











damn NiCcuR grin

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by XINOIX: 6:54pm On Dec 02, 2020
let's settle this here, who is the GOAT


like for Maradona share for Messi

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Amotolongbo(f): 6:56pm On Dec 02, 2020
Messi already knew the rule before going on to break it.

Messi knew that there is a penalty for that and he doesn’t care or mind the cost involved in paying the tribute to one’s idol.

Good for Messi for acknowledging the idol not minding the cost, he will pay it.

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Robnectar(m): 6:59pm On Dec 02, 2020
Amotolongbo:
Messi already new the rule before going on to break it.

Messi knew that there is a penalty for that and he doesn’t care or mind the cost involved in paying the tribute to one’s idol.

Good for Messi for acknowledging the idol not minding the cost, he will pay it.


yinmu

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Nobody: 7:05pm On Dec 02, 2020
Omo dats disrespect to the great Lt. Diego Maradona

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Officialhorlah(m): 7:06pm On Dec 02, 2020
Marodona is worthier than that cool

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Amotolongbo(f): 7:24pm On Dec 02, 2020
Robnectar:



yinmu
o o baa yindi, iwo lo mo

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Uzomacharles: 7:39pm On Dec 02, 2020
Messi The Real GOAT

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Robnectar(m): 7:40pm On Dec 02, 2020
Amotolongbo:
o o ba yindi, iwo lo mo






ori lo mo fun e, woranworan grin

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by internationalman(m): 7:58pm On Dec 02, 2020
540 pounds is nothing too much worth losing for the idol, Diego Maradona after all, humans are used to bury some great men in Africa.

After he, Messi has lived a long fulfilling life I believe a certain footballer would do the same if not more for him

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by obicoolnino: 8:29pm On Dec 02, 2020
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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by KINGJAJA888(m): 8:29pm On Dec 02, 2020
XINOIX:
let's settle this here, who is the GOAT


like for Maradona share for Messi


Smh. Old papa like you still dey hustle for like and Share undecided

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Beverlyjean(f): 8:29pm On Dec 02, 2020
At least he paid him his last respect
Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by IMASTEX: 8:29pm On Dec 02, 2020
Okay
Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by espn(m): 8:29pm On Dec 02, 2020
Why...
Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by sylve11: 8:30pm On Dec 02, 2020
Waste of time. cool
Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by espn(m): 8:30pm On Dec 02, 2020
internationalman:
540k pounds is nothing too much worth losing for the idol, Diego Maradona after all, humans are used to bury some great men in Africa.

After he, Messi has lived a long fulfilling life I believe a certain footballer would do the same if not more for him

540k?

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by money121(m): 8:30pm On Dec 02, 2020
Kk
Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by meobizy(f): 8:30pm On Dec 02, 2020
Lol. That’s the equivalent of fining me ten naira for whatever reason.

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Rugaria: 8:30pm On Dec 02, 2020
540? 540k?

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Praktikals(m): 8:31pm On Dec 02, 2020
That is a slap on the wrist for Messi

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by NaijaOlosho(f): 8:31pm On Dec 02, 2020
grin
Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by HerMajestyCares(f): 8:31pm On Dec 02, 2020
The celebration is messi's way of paying tribute to maradona,









Messi also knows that one day He Will Die and his fans will do the same to him.

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by tobechi74: 8:31pm On Dec 02, 2020
Sad
It is unfortunate that soccer has turned into robots. The human nature of the game is removed.
SO One cannot mourn his fellow football legend again.
If I were the entire Barca players, we will all pull our jersey to mourn the legend.

Laws are created for man and not man for the law. Who was offended by tlhis action?
Some laws are made to earn money and nothing more.

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by Muhylonaire007: 8:32pm On Dec 02, 2020
grin grin grin grin grin
Celebration gone wrong
Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by chiiraq802(m): 8:32pm On Dec 02, 2020
Lionel Pessi....

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Re: Messi Slammed With £540 Fine For Diego Maradona Shirt Celebration by hayesconcept(m): 8:32pm On Dec 02, 2020
Not 540k pounds bro. It’s just 540 Euro less than 1k Euro
internationalman:
540k pounds is nothing too much worth losing for the idol, Diego Maradona after all, humans are used to bury some great men in Africa.

After he, Messi has lived a long fulfilling life I believe a certain footballer would do the same if not more for him

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