Messi set to miss MLS All-Star game, could face potential suspension

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Adam Booker·23 juillet 2025

Messi set to miss MLS All-Star game, could face potential suspension

Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi, along with fellow Heron Jordi Alba, is reportedly set to miss the MLS All-Star game this evening in Austin.

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Despite being voted onto the roster, the duo have seemingly opted out of participating, a taboo decision in MLS.

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Missing the All-Star game without a viable medical justification is grounds for a one-game suspension according to league policy, but reports have suggested that the MLS Board of Directors has yet to make a decision regarding a possible sanction for the Inter Miami stars.

Lionel Messi & Jordi Alba will not play in tonight’s MLS All Star game. Though MLS rules state that any player that chooses not to participate in the event without an approved medical reason can receive a 1-game suspension, MLS will not immediately sanction Messi and Alba.
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Miami are set to take on Eastern Conference rivals FC Cincinnati this weekend, having lost to Pat Noonan's side 3-0 just last week.

Javier Mascherano's side currently sit seven points out of first place in the conference, though they remain stacked with three games in hand on most of their rivals.

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