Is there a reason for not having that option to delete a friend ?
because he is a f/b friend, not by the game.
Hey Gert, will you stop playing friendlies with my team and beating me every time ?
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then, you must go in f/b, friends and "unfriend" him from there (don't forget to refresh the page).