Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been banned from their next four competitive internationals starting with Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Bolivia for swearing at a match official, FIFA said on Tuesday. The decision means the five-times world player of the year will play in only one of Argentina's remaining five World Cup qualifiers, a severe blow to the two-times world champions who are struggling in the marathon South American campaign. FIFA said Messi had "directed insulting words at an assistant referee" during the 1-0 win over Chile on Friday.
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