A multimillion-dollar fraud lawsuit has been filed against Messi.

A multimillion-dollar lawsuit was filed against the striker of Inter Miami and the Argentine national team Lionel Messi after the footballer did not come to a friendly match of the national team. This was announced on April 14 by the TMZ portal.

According to the publication, the VID promotion company paid the Argentine Football Association $7 million for the right to host two friendly matches of the Argentine national team against Venezuela and Puerto Rico. It is noted that Messi's participation was a key condition of the contract.

The VID clarified that the player had to participate in each match for at least 30 minutes, unless he suffered an injury. At the same time, in the match between Argentina and Venezuela, Messi did not enter the stadium at all.

The Argentina national football team defeated the Mauritanian team in a friendly match on March 28. The match took place at the Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires and ended with a score of 2:1.

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