Messi banned from internationals for three months for 'corruption' outburst

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa America Brazil 2019 - Third Place Play Off - Argentina v Chile - Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Brazil - July 6, 2019 Argentina's Lionel Messi during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

(Reuters) - Argentina's Lionel Messi has been banned from international duty for three months and fined $50,000 (£41,142) after levelling accusations of "corruption" at South American soccer chiefs during the Copa America.

Messi was sent off against in the Copa America third-place playoff and afterwards alleged that the tournament had been fixed in favour of hosts Brazil, who beat Argentina in a controversial semi-final on their way to the title.