Messi suspended three months by CONMEBOL

Lionel Messi doesn't feel he should've seen red for the Gary Medel altercation and feels Argentina should've been in the Copa America final. Gabriel Jesus said Lionel Messi was wrong to question the authorities following Argentina's semifinal defeat to Brazil in Copa America. Alejandro Moreno believes Lionel Messi may have endeared himself to the Argentina fans, but was 'irresponsible' for his comments that could land him a ban by CONMEBOL. Argentina's Lionel Messi was banned for three months from international matches and fined $50,000 on Friday after accusing CONMEBOL of "corruption" during the Copa America. Messi criticised the officiating and members of the South American football body following Argentina's semifinal loss to Brazil and after the third-place match against Chile, but later apologised for his statements. CONMEBOL has given Messi and the Argentine Football Association seven days to appeal the sanctions. Argentina are...

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