New Delhi, April 16 -- Argentina football star Lionel Messi seems to have landed himself in trouble. Vid Music Group, a Miami-based events company, has filed a lawsuit against Lionel Messi and the Argentine Football Association regarding the former Barcelona star's failure to play in a friendly match against Venezuela at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium in October last year.

He skipped that match, opting to watch the match from a luxury suite at the stadium instead.

According to the lawsuit, Lionel Messi breached a $7 million contract requiring him to play in Argentina's friendly against Venezuela. The company claimed that they suffered significant financial losses due to Messi's absence from the match.

Vid had signed a deal with the Argentin...