Lionel Messi apologized to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates on Friday after taking an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia and missing training earlier in the week.

“I wanted to make this video after everything that’s been happening,” Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain said in an Instagram story. “First of all, I want to apologize to my teammates and the club.

“I sincerely thought we would have a free day after the match [against Lorient], as had happened in previous weeks.”

Messi was suspended by PSG for two weeks after leaving France to attend promotional events following its 3-1 defeat to Lorient at the Parc de Princes on Sunday.

The 35-year-old’s trip to Saudi Arabia meant he missed the team’s Monday training.

“I’d already had this trip planned, which I’d canceled previously, and this one I couldn’t cancel,” the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner continued. “To repeat, I want to apologize for what I did and I await what the club decides.”

Messi has struggled to make an impact at PSG and is reportedly set to leave in the summer.

Source: CNN https://www.google.com/url?q=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/football/lionel-messi-apologizes-to-psg-spt-intl/index.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi2i76gheD-AhWJLsAKHeCCDMwQFnoECAkQAg&usg=AOvVaw2Vbe8Be7qC8CjvaE9ydNde


Watch the short video here:
https://youtube.com/shorts/IESCsUmbTp8?feature=share

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