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MARADONA TO THE RESCUE: Maradona vows to confront Fifa over Messi's ban

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Argentina great Diego Maradona has described Lionel Messi as a “teddy bear” and vowed to confront FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his four-game ban.

Messi will miss all but one of Argentina’s remaining World Cup qualifiers after FIFA punished him for swearing at an assistant referee following their 1-0 victory over Chile on March 23.

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