{"id":25441,"date":"2017-03-29T10:04:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T10:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=25441"},"modified":"2017-03-29T10:04:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T10:04:47","slug":"barcelona-defends-messi-over-unfair-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/barcelona-defends-messi-over-unfair-suspension.html","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona defends Messi over unfair\u00a0suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Barcelona defends Messi over unfair suspension<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Barcelona defends Messi over unfair suspension:-<\/strong> Barcelona says Lionel Messi&#39;s four-match international suspension for insulting a linesman was &quot;unfair and totally disproportionate.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Barcelona released a statement Wednesday expressing &quot;its surprise and indignation&quot; with FIFA&#39;s decision to sideline the playmaker for so long following the incident in Argentina&#39;s win over Chile in World Cup qualifying last week.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The punishment was announced before Argentina lost at Bolivia 2-0 Tuesday, a result that left the two-time champions at risk of not qualifying for next year&#39;s World Cup in Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Barcelona says it &quot;wishes to reiterate its support for Leo Messi, an exemplary player in terms of conduct both on and off the field.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Pending an appeal, Messi will only be available to play in Argentina&#39;s final qualifier, on Oct. 10 against Ecuador.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Source:-&nbsp;http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/soccer\/2017\/03\/29\/barcelona-defends-messi-over-unfair-suspension\/99769218\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/barcelona-defends-messi-over-unfair-suspension.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona defends Messi over unfair suspension Barcelona defends Messi over unfair suspension:- Barcelona says Lionel Messi&#39;s four-match international suspension for insulting a linesman was &quot;unfair and totally disproportionate.&quot; 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