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Lionel Messi suspended for two weeks after trip to Saudi Arabia

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Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi has been suspended for two weeks after an unauthorised trip for two days to Saudi Arabia, French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Tuesday.

The Argentina World Cup winner is banned from playing or training with the team, and his pay will be docked during his suspension, the report added.

The 35-year-old, who has a role as a tourism ambassador for Saudi Arabia. Messi reportedly made the trip to Saudi Arabia after PSG's 3-1 defeat to Lorient, leaving them five points clear ahead of Marseille.

He has 15 goals and 15 assists in Ligue 1 so far this season. Messi will miss the upcoming Ligue 1 matches against Troyes and Ajaccio but might return for the match against Auxerre on May 21.

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Masa depan Lionel Messi masih terus diperbincangkan. Pemain Argentina itu diwanti-wanti agar tak pindah ke Arab Saudi.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier said Lionel Messi is in line to start Saturday's Ligue 1 match against AC Ajaccio after serving his internal suspension.
Lionel Messi will start for Paris Saint-Germain against Ajaccio on Saturday, manager Christophe Galtier has confirmed. Messi was handed a two-week ban after going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. Last week he issued an apology on social media which saw his ban cut short by a week.
Lionel Messi is in line to return for Paris Saint-Germain for Saturday's Ligue 1 game at home to Ajaccio after a club-imposed suspension for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner sat out last weekend's win at Troyes after missing a training session to fulfil commitments in his role as a Saudi tourism ambassador. The Argentine later apologised to the club and his team-mates, and resumed training with PSG on Monday, but his time at the Parc des Princes is coming to a sad end.
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