Football body CONMEBOL suspends Lionel Messi from international matches with Argentina for three months after he accused the body of corruption
Lionel Messi called the South American Football Confede ration "corrupt" and did not attend the ceremony to pick up his medal. July 6, 2019
The 32-year-old Barcelona forward had accused CONMEBOL of "corruption" after he was sent off against Chile during the third-place play-off during the tournament in Brazil, which ended last month.Argentina was denied two penalty claims in their 2-0 semi-final defeat to the hosts, after which Messi claimed Brazil was "managing a lot in CONMEBOL these days."
"Corruption and the referees are preventing people from enjoying the football and they're ruining it a bit," Messi said. The CONMEBOL statement on its website didn't specify why Messi was being punished but said it was related to articles 7.1 and 7.2 of its disciplinary regulations.
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