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Lionel Messi won't play in MLS All-Star Game. Will he face suspension?

The biggest star in Major League Soccer won’t play in the All-Star Game. Lionel Messi will skip the festivities for the second straight year. Messi and Inter Miami’s Jordi Alba did not travel to ...

Matias Rojas Linked to MLS Return With Portland Timbers After Inter Miami Stint Alongside Lionel Messi

He was part of Lionel Messi’s second trophy-winning squad at Inter Miami, moved to South American powerhouse River Plate, and ...
Opinion

In Messi vs. MLS, pettiness gets in the way of sensibility

Everyone involved could have handled the MLS All-Star snafu better, instead of letting things develop as they did.

Lionel Messi MLS All-Star Game debacle is ugly own goal for everybody

Messi played every minute in 22 of 23 matches since April 2, logging more than 2,000 minutes during the span. His last game ...

As Thomas Müller, Son Heung-Min Eye MLS, ‘Messi Effect’ Is Irrelevant

Aging European stars moving to MLS is nothing new. But giving Messi credit suggests a problem the league could face in a few ...

Top MLS Transfer Fees: Where Son Lands and Why Messi, Beckham Don't Make List

The players with the highest transfer fees in MLS history aren't neccessarily the ones you'd immediately think of.

Messi-less Inter Miami trip up in return to MLS play as Orlando City dominate

Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi, who is tied with Nashville SC’s Sam Surridge for the league lead with 18 goals, missed ...

MLS All-Star Game: Lionel Messi fans react to his absence for game

Lionel Messi shirts dotted the concourse at Austin's Q2 Stadium for the 2025 MLS All-Star Game, but there was no Messi jersey ...

MLS Power Rankings: Inter Miami fall torn apart without Lionel Messi and Wilfried Zaha shines for Charlotte FC

In the East, Orlando City obliterated Inter Miami without an injured Lionel Messi, while both FC Cincinnati and the ...