Barcelona are planning to appeal against a penalty and yellow card Lionel Messi. Sanctions imposed because Messi showed a happy birthday message to his mother in t-shirts in the game against Racing Santander, Sunday, January 23, 2011.
After a goal by a penalty, Messi then shows the message 'Happy Birthday, Mummy' to the front of the camera and a number of photographers on the sidelines. Action was missed from the penalty the referee, but the Competition Committee of La Liga Spanish remains out punishment.
