Lionel Messi, who is the captain of Spanish giants, Barcelona, has been fined €600 which is around N275,000 for lifting his jersey to pay tribute to his fellow countryman Diego Maradona.
Lionel Messi and Barcelona have been fined a combined €780 for lifting his shirt to pay tribute to the late Diego Maradona in the win vs. Osasuna. pic.twitter.com/QyIeMCpa0w
— Bolarinwa Olajide (@iambolar) December 2, 2020
It is a week now that the world football fraternities lost one of the finest players to have played the game as Diego Maradona died in his house in Argentina.
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Diego Maradona was reported to have suffered a heart attack and efforts to revive him were futile as his death remains a big loss for all football lovers around the world.
On Sunday, November 29, Barcelona were impressive against Osasuna in which Lionel Messi got a goal in the Spanish La Liga encounter played at Camp Nou.
After scoring his goal, the Argentine footballer decided to honour Diego by taking off his jersey to reveal a Newell’s Old Boys shirt beneath belonging to Maradona.
It was a great emotional moment for Lionel Messi and even his teammates at Barcelona who also joined him to honour the late football legend.
However, the Spanish Football Federation have frowned at what Lionel Messi did which was against their laid down rules and regulations.
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According to the report on ESPN, they accepted Messi’s gesture was a tribute, but Article 93 of the disciplinary code states that a player should be punished for removing their shirt.
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