Argentine Report Claims Football Tennis Dispute Saw Messi 'Ban Teammate' From Playing in World Cup

​An Argentinian report has claimed that ​Barcelona talisman ​​Lionel Messi's level of influence over the national side is so great, that a dispute over a game of football tennis with Giovani Lo Celso caused him to demand his exclusion from the team. According to Clariń, the five time Ballon d'Or winner exerts a great deal of power over the national side. Allegedly, the 31-year-old told manager Jorge Sampaoli not to pick either Federico Fazio (who barely featured) or Lo Celso (who didn't play... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/