Lionel Messi Banned For Insulting An Assistant Referee’s Mother

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FIFA has issued a four-match ban to Lionel Messi after confirming that the he verbally abused a match official in a World Cup qualifying game.

He was accused of saying “f**k off, your mother’s a c**k” to a match official.

Messi, who scored the only goal in the qualifier, was angered when he was flagged for a foul, waving and shouting at the assistant in response.

The 29-year-old was also fined £8,100.

He will miss his country’s next four competitive fixtures.