The FIFA Disciplinary Committee – in application of articles 77 a) and 108 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) – has reached a decision in relation to the case of Lionel Messi following an incident that occurred during the match between Argentina
and Chile on 23 March 2017 as part of the qualifying competition for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.
Lionel Messi has been found guilty of violating art. 57 of the FDC for having directed insultingvwords at an assistant referee.
As a result, Messi will be suspended for four official matches and sanctioned with a fine of CHF
10,000. The first match for which the sanction was applied is the fixture in the preliminary competition of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™
they played yesterday and Bolivia won Argentina 2 - 0.
The remainder of the sanction will be served over Argentina’s subsequent FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
This decision is in line with the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s previous rulings in similar cases.
Both the player and the Argentinian Football Association have been informed of the decision yesterday.
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