Lionel Messi back training with Paris Saint-Germain after suspension

08.05.2023 - 13:33 theguardian.com

Lionel Messi has returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain after his suspension over an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia.

The Ligue 1 club tweeted a photograph of the World Cup winner in training kit with the message: “Leo Messi back in training this Monday morning.” Messi, an ambassador for the Saudi Tourism Authority, was pictured in Riyadh last Monday, the day after his side had suffered a surprise defeat by Lorient.

He later said in an Instagram video that he had to make the trip for contractual reasons, having previously cancelled it, and had assumed he had a day off.

He was suspended for two weeks by PSG and was left out of the 3-1 win at second-bottom Troyes on Sunday but has returned to training after he apologised to PSG and his teammates on Friday in his video.

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