{"id":34070,"date":"2017-03-29T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=34070"},"modified":"2017-03-29T08:55:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T08:55:00","slug":"messi-faces-fifa-ban-for-alleged-verbal-abuse-of-assistant-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=34070","title":{"rendered":"Messi faces FIFA ban for alleged verbal abuse of assistant referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-34028\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lionel-Messi-Argentina.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi Argentina\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" width=\"520\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lionel-Messi-Argentina.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lionel-Messi-Argentina-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lionel-Messi-Argentina-150x105.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>Buenos Aires: FIFA on Tuesday notified the Argentina Football Association (AFA) that it has opened an investigation into star forward Lionel Messi&#8217;s attitude during the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Chile on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>As stated in the FIFA statement, Messi may have used obscene language against one of the assistant referees; however, this incident was not recorded in the report of the match official who oversaw the game against Chile on Friday, reports Efe.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA also asked the AFA to provide additional information from all referees in relation to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>First assistant, Emerson Augusto do Carvalho, said that Messi, who was close to him, complained about a foul signalled against Argentina, and said something he could not make out but believes it was an insult.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA said that its disciplinary committee could sanction the player and asked the AFA and Messi to deliver their testimonies on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Messi is expected to play on Tuesday night with Argentina against Bolivia, also in a World Cup qualifying match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-34028\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lionel-Messi-Argentina.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi Argentina\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; 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