Barca says Messi ban is unfair
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LIONEL Messi’s four-match international ban for swearing at an assistant referee was “unfair and totally disproportionate,” his Spanish club Barcelona said yesterday.
“FC Barcelona expresses its surprise and indignation at the decision by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to suspend Leo Messi following the FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture between Argentina and Chile,” the club said in a statement.
“The club considers the four-match suspension 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.”
FIFA suspended Messi for four of Argentina’s five remaining World Cup qualification matches after he was caught swearing at an official in the victory over Chile last week.
Spain’s La Liga president Javier Tebas said the sanction was heavy-handed. “You have to put it into context, in an important World Cup qualifier a player can get overheated,” Tebas said.
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