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News Desk:<\/p>\n

FIFA on Friday overturned Barcelona star Lionel Messi\u2019s four-game ban from international matches imposed for swearing at an assistant referee, saying there was not enough evidence to support the stiff punishment.<\/p>\n

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The U-turn is a major boost to Argentina\u2019s hopes of reaching next year\u2019s World Cup in Russia, with the South Americans struggling in regional qualifying.<\/p>\n

FIFA said its appeal committee sided with a challenge filed on Messi\u2019s behalf by the Argentine Football Association and lifted \u201cthe sanctions imposed on him as a result\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the fact that the FIFA Appeal Committee considered Lionel Messi\u2019s behaviour as reproachable\u201d it concluded \u201cthe evidence available was not sufficient\u201d to justify a four-game ban.<\/p>\n

In March the striker was found guilty of \u201chaving directed insulting words at an assistant referee\u201d in a World Cup qualifier against Chile which Argentina won 1-0 thanks to a penalty from the Barcelona hitman.<\/p>\n

Argentine football chief Armando Perez conceded that Messi \u201cmade a mistake\u201d, but argued that FIFA\u2019s sanction was disproportionate.<\/p>\n

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