Messi Suspended for 2 Weeks by PSG for Unauthorized Saudi Trip

Lionel Messi was punished by the Paris Saint-Germain football club for his trip to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission. According to the French media, the Argentine star footballer will be hit with a two-week suspension with “no training, no match, and no salary.”

Messi is reported to have traveled to Saudi Arabia to attend a commercial activity as a tourism ambassador.

A two-week suspension means that Messi will miss his team’s away match against Troyes and the home clash with Ajaccio. His contract with PSG expires at the end of this season.

Arriving in Paris as a free agent in 2021, the 35-year-old FIFA World Cup winner scored 15 goals and registered 15 assists in Ligue 1 this season. But PSG’s failures in the UEFA Champions League have annoyed supporters, as Messi has been booed several times at the Parc des Princes by home fans over the past two seasons.