Lionel Messi who is the captain of Spanish giants Barcelona has been fined €600 which is around N275,000 for removing his club jersey to pay tribute to his compatriot Diego Maradona.
The world football fraternities mourned the lost one of the finest players to have played the game as Diego Maradona died in his house in Argentina last week Wednesday.
Diego Maradona suffered heart attack and efforts to revive him were futile as his death remains a big loss for all football lovers around the world.
On Sunday, November 29, Barcelona were impressive against Osasuna in which Lionel Messi got a goal in the Spanish La Liga encounter played at Camp Nou.
After scoring his goal, the Argentine footballer decided to honour Diego by taking off his jersey to reveal a Newell’s Old Boys shirt beneath belonging to Maradona.
It was a great emotional moment for Lionel Messi and even his teammates at Barcelona who also joined him to honour the late football legend.
However, the Spanish Football Federation have frowned against what Lionel Messi did which was against their laid down rules and regulations.
They accepted Messi’s gesture was a tribute, but Article 93 of the disciplinary code states that a player should be punished for removing their shirt, according to the report on ESPN.
