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MLS Suspends Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba for Skipping All-Star Game
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – Messi and Alba were suspended for missing the MLS All-Star Game without approval, causing them to miss Inter Miami's next match, per league rules on player eligibility.
- On Friday, Major League Soccer suspended Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba for one match, enforcing its All-Star Game no-show rule.
- According to league regulations, skipping the All-Star Game without approval triggers ineligibility, although a valid medical reason can exempt a player.
- Citing fatigue and injury, Inter Miami's stars missed the All-Star Game, Javier Mascherano said Messi showed fatigue before the event.
- Unavailable for July 26, Messi and Alba will sit out vs. FC Cincinnati, which sits atop the Eastern Conference.
- MLS Commissioner Don Garber noted, `We’re going to take a hard look at the policy moving forward`, adding he sympathized with Messi's gruelling schedule in recent weeks.
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Messi and Alba suspended for one match for missing MLS All-Star
NEW YORK :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, even though they were included in the All-Star roster.
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Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba were suspended for one MLS match after skipping the All-Star Game without approval. Both will miss Inter Miami's match against FC Cincinnati.
Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba will miss the match against the Cincinnati in the return after the Game of Stars
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