The World Cup winner was not given permission for the trip and comes as his club continues to lead the race for the Ligue 1 title.
Lionel Messi has been suspended by Paris Saint-Germain for making a personal promotional trip to Saudi Arabia without the club's permission.He is understood to have been denied permission for the trip by officials at PSG and has been fined two weeks' wages and handed a two-game suspension., who has a role as a tourism ambassador for Saudi Arabia, will also not train with PSG during the same period.
Messi, who returned to Paris on Tuesday night, used social media to advertise his trip while Saudi Arabia's tourism minister posted pictures of his visit. The suspension means Messi will next be available for PSG for their match with Auxerre on 21 May, but will miss the league games against Troyes and Ajaccio.Messi played the full 90 minutes of Sunday's 3-1 home defeat to Lorient, which saw PSG's lead over Marseille at the top of Ligue 1 cut to five points.
The French side is said to have adopted a new policy under the guidance of its president, Nasser al Khelaifi, in which no individual is bigger than the club.
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