Inter Miami played FC Cincinnati to a 0-0 draw without the suspended Lionel Messi on Saturday night. Messi was not available after he and teammate Jordi Alba were suspended one match by Major League Soccer for skipping the All-Star game. Messi was still in attendance on Saturday, watching from a suite at Chase Stadium.

An Inter Miami team missing the suspended Lionel Messi missed the chance to gain ground on Eastern Conference leaders FC Cincinnati after being held to a 0-0 draw in Major League Soccer on Saturday. That meant Messi and Alba could only watch on from the sidelines in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday as Inter were frustrated by a well-organised Cincinnati team.

Messi,” and MLS has committed to producing four Messi-centred broadcasts during the 2025 season. The initiative was first launched in October 2024 last season.

Messi, Argentina will prepare for Copa América with 2 matches together. Messi is expected to join Argentina for two warmup matches before Copa América begins in mid-June.

Argentina can’t look at the linesman and the goals Messi and Lautaro Martinez had ruled out for offside. They can only look at themselves. “We will now have to prove that we are a real group ...

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi could be suspended after skipping the MLS All-Star Game on July 24, 2025, similar to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's situation in 2018.