Lionel Messi has been fined for lifting his shirt to

reveal a vest wishing his mother a happy birthday after scoring a goal

for Barcelona, the Spanish football federation said on Tuesday.





The world player of the year ran over to a television camera to reveal

the words "Happy birthday, mami" on an undershirt after scoring a

penalty in Barca's 3-0 home win over Racing Santander on Saturday.





The referee did not book the Argentine forward for the celebration but

mentioned the action in his match report.





The federation's disciplinary committee punished Messi under their

article 91.1 for goal celebrations, which carries a fine of between 2000

and 3000 euros, and awarded him a yellow card.