Lionel Messi suspended by PSG for two-week Saudi Tourism trip
03 May 2023by 
Will Payne
Will PayneArgentine footballer Lionel Messi has reportedly been suspended by his club for taking a two-week trip to Saudi Arabia.
The Argentina captain has been suspended for taking the trip (Image credit: Saudi Tourism Authority)
The footballer, who plays for French team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), is said to have travelled to the destination with his family for two weeks without the club’s permission.
According to BBC Sport, Messi, who is a tourism ambassador for Saudi, requested to take the trip for "commercial work", but was refused.
The Saudi Tourism Authority said Messi and his family were in Riyadh, after having visited Jeddah with friends last year. The family’s experience of the destination will be shared with Messi’s 450M+ followers worldwide.
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