Messi the latest pawn in proxy rivalry in Middle East
03-May-2023 14:02:03 | Yahoo Sports
Lionel Messi was supposed to be training alongside his Paris Saint-Germain teammates on Monday, with his club embroiled in an increasingly fraught French league title race. Instead, the soccer great was in Saudi Arabia, holding a falcon on his arm, watching a palm-weaving demonstration and looking around the Arabian Horse Museum as part of his commercial contract with the kingdom to promote tourism in the Middle Eastern country. Messi has been suspended by PSG — reportedly for two weeks, when he won’t get paid or be allowed to train or play with the team.
Read More