Court throws out appeal by Palestinian FA chief who called for Messi shirt burning

But a CAS panel ruled on Thursday that Mr Rajoub had “failed to establish that any procedural violations were committed... that could justify the annulment of such decisions”.

Argentina eventually pulled out of the match, which was proposed to take place in Jerusalem, citing the threats against Messi.

It came after demonstrators with blood-drenched Argentina football shirts spent a week protesting outside the team’s camp in Barcelona.

The game had been planned as Argentina’s final rehearsal before the 2018 Fifa World Cup.

“The stuff that happens in those places where they kill so many people, as a human being you can’t accept that in any way,” Hugo Moyano, vice president of the Argentine FA, at the time. “The players’ families were suffering due to the threats.”

The Palestinian FA had said it would not have objected to the match if it was held in Haifa, the venue that was originally proposed.