US EditionMLS All-Stars Crush Liga MX Despite Lionel Messi Absence
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 23 – Sam Surridge, Tai Baribo, and Brian White scored as MLS All-Stars secured their third win in four games against Liga MX, highlighting the growing rivalry between the leagues.
- On Wednesday night in Austin, Major League Soccer secured a 3-1 victory over Liga MX in the MLS All-Star Game, despite the absence of Lionel Messi.
- Messi and teammate Jordi Alba missed the game and face possible one-match suspensions for skipping without a reported injury, prompting league management to review the situation.
- Sam Surridge scored first for MLS in the 28th minute, followed by Tai Baribo's early second-half goal and Brian White's insurance score, while 16-year-old Gilberto Mora narrowed the gap for Liga MX.
- The game drew more than 20,000 fans and marked the fourth meeting in five years between MLS and Liga MX, with MLS now holding a 2-1-1 series advantage.
- Beginning July 29, all 36 teams from MLS and Liga MX will compete in the revamped Leagues Cup, underscoring the intensifying competition between the two leagues despite notable absences of star players.
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New York, Jul 23 (EFE).- The absence of Lionel Messi this Wednesday, the All-Star of the MLS, in which the team of the United States and Canada was imposed by 3-1 on that of the MX League.Sam Surridge, Tai Baribo and Brian White scored for the MLS while Gilberto Mora, the 16-year-old Mexican pearl, scored for the MX League.Messi and Jordi Alba, the two of Inter Miami, did not come to Austin (Texas) despite being part of the MLS combined to face …
Sam Surridge, Tai Baribo and Brian White scored goals and the Major League Soccer star team defeated Mexico's MX League team on Wednesday 3-1 in the MLS Stars Game without Lionel Messi.
MLS All-Stars, without Lionel Messi, beats Liga MX All-Stars 3-1
Major League Soccer joint leading scorer Sam Surridge of Nashville SC scored in the first half to help the MLS All-Stars to a 3-1 victory over their Liga MX foes despite the absence of Lionel Messi in the All-Star Game on Wednesday night in Austin, Texas.
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