US EditionInter Miami's Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba Ruled Out for MLS All-Star Game
AUSTIN, TEXAS, JUL 23 – Messi and Alba skipped the MLS All-Star Game without injury reports and face possible one-match suspensions, with Messi tied for the league lead in goals at 18, MLS officials said.
- Pulling out of the MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday exposed them to a one-match ban under league rules after Inter Miami informed officials, an MLS spokesperson said.
- Amid a heavy workload and a 3-0 loss to FC Cincinnati on July 16, Miami coach Javier Mascherano said he preferred Messi and Alba to rest before the All-Star Game, noting Messi had played every minute in nine matches from June 14 to July 19.
- With no credible injury reports received, Don Garber said Messi and Alba skipped Wednesday’s training before the July 26 match against FC Cincinnati, adding that MLS could announce suspensions as early as Thursday, July 24.
- Missing the All-Star Game would sideline Messi and Alba for Inter Miami’s Saturday, July 26 home match against FC Cincinnati, benching the league’s joint top scorer with 18 goals and compounding a seven-point gap.
- The league said it will consult with Inter Miami officials before confirming any suspensions, while the club negotiates to re-sign Messi through the end of the 2025 season and awaits Rodrigo De Paul’s arrival.
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New York, Jul 23 (EFE).- MLS commissioner Don Garber avoided this Wednesday confirming whether or not the league is going to sanction Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba in the next league match for absenting from the All-Star. “Everything that is going to happen in relation to the next weekend we are not going to comment today because the match is next weekend and we do not need to announce anything now. We are managing that process at this time,” Garb…
Messi to skip MLS all-star game in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Fans in Austin hoping to see Major League Soccer's highest-paid and most popular player for the league's all-star game Wednesday will be disappointed. Lionel Messi, along with his Inter Miami CF teammate Jordi Alba, will not play for the MLS all-stars when they meet the Liga MX squad at 8 p.m. CDT in Q2 Stadium. Representatives from Miami informed the league about the decision Wednesday. Neither player is listed as injured, and u…
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