Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas has said Lionel Messi is “extremely upset” after he and Inter Miami team-mate Jordi Alba were given one-match bans for missing Major League Soccer’s All-Star

You wouldn’t need to think too hard to make a headline about Lionel Messi. After all, MLS commissioner Don Garber put it perfectly. “I mean, he is Michael Jackson meeting Taylor Swift—and he’s playing in our league.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo aren’t just two of the greatest soccer players of all time; they’re also two of the wealthiest athletes on the planet. Both have amassed incredible fortunes, and their lavish lifestyles reflect their immense success.

If MLS really wants its stars to treat the All-Star Game seriously, then it needs to treat scheduling just as seriously.

Lionel Messi won’t play this Sunday. No, it’s not an injury. No, it’s not squad rotation. The biggest name in world football is benched, not by his coach, but by the league. Major League Soccer has suspended both Messi and his Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba for skipping the All-Star Game earlier this week in

Los Angeles FC have reportedly made an offer to a Premier League forward to join Major League Soccer, potentially following the path paved by Lionel Messi. When Lionel Messi announced in July 2023 that he had signed with Inter Miami,

With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both in the twilight of their careers, they are compensated handsomely for their global visibility and attraction.

Phillips echoed that sentiment, saying he booed Messi because his season ticket seats are just a couple of rows from the field in the First Financial Club. He said he remembers lightheartedly heckling former New York Red Bulls defender, John Tolkin, when FC Cincinnati were Wooden Spoon contenders, prompting a chuckle from the American.