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Argentine striker, Lionel Messi has been handed a USD 1500 fine by South America’s football governing body, CONMEBOL, over his comments about the federation’s corruption during the recently concluded COPA America. Messi will also be serving a game suspension for the red card he received against Chile in the tournament’s third-fourth playoff match, Goal.com reported. Messi was given his first red-card in a 14-year-long span and this decision did not go down well with the striker as he blasted CONMEBOL, saying the whole tournament was set up for Brazil’s win. “There is no doubt, the whole thing is set up for Brazil. I hope the VAR (video assistant referee) and referees don’t play any part in the final and that Peru can compete but it looks tough to me. I did not want to be part of this corruption, we shouldn’t have to be part of this disrespect we suffered during the Copa America. We could have gone further but we weren’t allowed into the final. Corruption, referees and all the rest stopped people from enjoying the football,” he had said. Chile’s Gary Medal and Messi were handed red cards in the 37th minute of the match. The video footage showed that Medal was clearly the aggressor and the decision of the referee was challenged by Messi. The Argentine striker, thereafter, walked off the field. During the medal receiving ceremony, Messi did show up on the field. Earlier in the tournament, Messi criticised the ground conditions for the competition and also questioned refereeing decisions. Messi was also critical of the referees after the team’s 2-0 loss against Brazil in the semi-final. “I always tell the truth and I’m honest, that is what keeps me calm… If what I say has repercussions that is not my business. I think that what happened is because of what I said against Brazil,” Messi had said. Brazil won the Copa America 2019, by defeating Peru 3-1 in the finals on July 7.
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कोपा अमेरिकाः ब्राजिललाई जिताउन भ्रष्टाचार भएको आरोप, मेस्सीद्वारा पदक अस्वीकार २२ असार । एजेन्सी । कोपा अमेरिकाको तेस्रो स्थानको प्लेअफमा रातो कार्ड पाएका लियोनल मेस्सीले प्रतियोगितामा भ्रष्टाचार भएको आरोप लगाएका छन् । ग्यारी मेडलसँगको झगडापछि पहिलो हाफमा नै रातो कार्ड पाएका मेस्सी खेल सकिएपछि पनि पदक लगाउन मैदानमा गएनन् । उनले यो संस्करणको कोपा अमेरिका ब्राजिललाई जिताउने प्रपञ्च भएको बताएका छन् । ‘ब्राजिललाई जिताउने खेल भइरहेको छ, कुनै शंका छैन,’ मेस्सीले भने । ‘म यो भ्रष्टाचारको भागिदार हुन चाहन्न । म सँधै साँचो बोल्छु, इमान्दार छु, त्यसैका कारण म शान्त पनि छु,’ उनले भने । रातो कार्डको सम्बन्धमा मेस्सीले ब्राजिलका बारेमा केही बोलेका कारण आज त्यसको प्रतिशोध लिएको प्रतिक्रिया दिए ।‘पछिल्लो पटक ब्राजिलको विरुद्ध जे भनेँ, त्यसको प्रतिशोध लिएका हुन् । त्यो घटनामा पहेँलो कार्ड पर्याप्त थियो ।’ अर्जेन्टिना तेस्रो भए पनि लियोनल मेस्सीका लागि यो प्रतियोगिता निकै खल्लो भयो । प्रतियोगितामा उनले एक गोल पनि गर्न सकेनन् ।