Austin delivered a world-class experience, but frustrations remain over Messi's absence and how the league handled it

On Monday, Major League Soccer awarded $15,000 grants to four Austin community leaders as part of its All-Star Hometown Heroes program. Q2 Stadium and Austin FC will host this year’s all-star game between MLS stars and Liga MX all-stars on Wednesday night.

Inter Miami CF is furious about the suspension of two key players. Both Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba will be forced to miss one game after sitting out of the MLS All-Star Game, and the club’s co-owner, Jorge Mas, did not hold back when talking about how Inter Miami felt about the punishment.

While owners could vote to adopt the global calendar at Wednesday's meeting -- a move that many consider a fait accompli -- there isn’t the same sense of urgency to vote this week as there was at April’s meeting in Chicago.