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Messi appeals four-match World Cup ban

Lionel Messi’s appeal against a four-match ban in World Cup qualifying for insulting a referee’s assistant was being heard by FIFA on Thursday (directing insulting words at at an assistant referee). With the appeal set for Thursday, some had expected Messi to personally visit the hearing to make his statement …

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Barcelona rushes by Messi’s side, “the ban was unjust”

Barcelona stated that the ban is totally unjust and disproportionate. Days after FIFA settled on a four game international ban following Argentina’s victory over Chile, mainly due to hostile comments at the lines man, Barcelona issued the aforementioned statement. FC Barcelona was quite surprised and displeased with the FIFA disciplinary …

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Infantino’s (FIFA’s Chief) vision on Barcelona’s victory over PSG

“What you saw was an incredible match; this shows that football is really a fantastic game.” This was FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino’s feedback in retrospect of Barcelona’s win over PSG. According to the latter, Barcelona’s overwhelming win was exemplary of how typical rule changes must be undertaken in a leisurely, …

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