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FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi will miss a friendly international match against an African opposition on Tuesday night, during which the Argentinian club would lose an impressive € 450,000 (7.2 million rand).
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Messi made his first appearance at La Albiceleste since the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Friday night, but was helpless against Venezuela's 3-1 defeat against Venezuela in an international friendly match at Wanda Metropolitano in Spain .
In addition to suffering defeat on the return of his national team, the 31-year-old injured himself and returned to Barcelona. He was removed from the shock of his national team against Morocco Tuesday night.
According to the Moroccan daily Al Ahdaz al MagrebiyaAccording to a written agreement between the Argentine federation and the Moroccan football federation, the South American nation will receive only € 550,000 (R8.9 million) for the friendly match due to a clause in the contract.
The agreement stipulated that the winner of the Ballon d'Or five times will have to play at least 70 minutes of the match for the Argentine federation to receive the full amount of one million euros (16.2 million rand).
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Messi is Argentina's all-time leading scorer after scoring 65 goals in 129 games for the 2014 World Cup finalists.
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