Lionel Messi getting sued over skipping Argentina friendly matches

Fuente: New York Post

Lionel Messi finds himself at the center of a new lawsuit filed in Florida after no-showing for a pair of friendlies last year with the Argentina national football team.   VID, a company that promotes large-scale sporting and music events based in Miami, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Messi and the Argentine Football Association for fraud and breach of contract, TMZ reported. The court filing claims that VID acquired exclusive rights to two friendly matches Argentina was scheduled to play in October against Venezuela and Puerto Rico, and that Messi was contractually obligated to play for at least 30 minutes in each match unless he was hurt, according to the report.