Lionel Messi and teammate Jordi Alba didn’t play in the MLS All-Star Game last night and all eyes are still on it. Chosen to lead the MLS team, both Inter Miami stars sat out the match, officially for rest,

The stars will each get a one-game suspension for skipping the All-Star Game despite their heavy workload this summer

Lionel Messi has been suspended for one game after sitting out the MLS All-Star Game without prior approval, the league said on Friday. The Inter Miami forward and his teammate, Jordi Alba, did not compete on Wednesday despite not being injured,

After the one-game knockout, the remaining eight teams in each conference play in a best-of-three Round of 16, before advancing to single-elimination games through to the MLS Cup Final, which pits the champions of each conference against each other.

MLS suspended Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba from Inter Miami's next match because of their decisions to skip the 2025 All-Star Game, the league announced Friday.