Lionel Messi was charged with an unspecified amount of Major League Soccer after getting the neck of a New York City coach at the end of the Saturday game between the sides.
The winner of the World Cup was caught on the camera in a confrontation with NYC FC’s assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy after the final whistle. Messi twice put her hands behind Ballouchy’s neck during the arguments. The MLS said in a statement that their disciplinary committee decided that Argentinian violated the “league’s hands on the face/head/neck of an opponent policy.”
Prior to the confrontation of Ballouchy, Messi appeared to be angry with referee Alexis da Silva, who remembered after the final whistle and receiving a yellow card for disagreement as he returned to the tunnel.
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Messi just set up a stoppage time equalizer for a colleague at Terasco Sesca Segovia in a 2-2 draw on Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium chase stadium. Earlier in the match, Miami’s defender Tomás Avilés received a red card for refusing a goal, dragging NYC FC forward Alonso Martinez from behind while he was in the goalkeeper. Avilés scoring Miami’s first goal from another Messi Assist earlier in the match.
Messi’s colleague Luis Suárez also received a similar fine for placing his hands behind NYC FC Defender’s neck Birk Risa’s neck in half an hour.
The fine continues a well -known week for Messi and judges in the United States. Earlier on the week, the referee managed the Inter Miami’s Concacaf Champions League opener against Sporting KC was disciplined by Confederation after requesting an Argentinian shirt after the game. Messi marks the winning goal in that game, a 1-0 win played at hard, single-digit temperatures in Kansas City.
