Lionel Messi has been banned from Argentina’s next four World Cup qualifiers, starting with the game against Bolivia.
The footballer was banned for “directly insulting an assistant referee” during a qualifier against Chile on Thursday.
“This decision is in line with the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s previous rulings in similar cases,” FIFA said.
Messi was also fined 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,160). Its however unknown if the Argentine soccer federation will appeal the ban.