Messi and Alba will miss Saturday's game against FC Cincinnati after skipping the 2025 MLS All-Star Game.
Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba suspended by MLS for skipping All-Star game
Messi, Alba miss All-Star Game without league OK
MLS suspends both for Inter Miami’s next match
Garber says policy review may come after decision
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba have been suspended from their next club match after missing Wednesday’s MLS All-Star Game against Mexico’s Liga MX.
Messi’s club coach Javier Mascherano told reporters on Friday the Argentinian World Cup winner had sat out the showpiece due to fatigue, while Alba is believed to have sustained a knock in their previous MLS fixture.
Continue reading...MLS Suspends Lionel Messi for Missing All-Star Game
Major League Soccer suspended Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba for one game each after they missed Wednesday night’s All-Star Game in Austin, Texas, the league said Friday afternoon. “Per league rules, any player who does not participate in the All-Star Game without prior approval from the league is ineligible to compete …
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba suspended 1 game for missing 2025 MLS All-Star Game
The Herons are scheduled to host FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.
Los Angeles FC keen on move for Tottenham captain Son Heung-min
MLS club expected to make bid for Spurs forward
Talks with Forest over Gibbs-White at an impasse
Son Heung-min is a target for Los Angeles FC and they have made their interest in him known to Tottenham. The London club have yet to receive any bids for Son but they can expect one from LAFC, which would leave their highest-profile player with a decision to make.
LAFC, who signed Hugo Lloris from Spurs in December 2023, have tracked Son for some time. It is understood there is no interest in him at present from clubs in Saudi Arabia, which has been mooted as a possible destination.
Continue reading...MLS Brings Lionel Messi Cam Back to TikTok
Lionel Messi will star in an exclusive TikTok livestream during Inter Miami’s Aug. 2 Leagues Cup matchup with Necaxa as part of Major League Soccer’s continued audience expansion efforts, MLS announced Thursday. A Messi-focused camera will track the 38-year-old Argentine superstar throughout the game, in a mobile-friendly vertical format with custom graphics. MLS rolled out …
MLS All-Star Game: Sam Surridge leads MLS to dominant 3-1 win over Liga MX
Sam Surridge scored the first goal of the night to lead MLS to the dominant win in Austin.
Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba to miss 2025 MLS All-Star Game against Liga MX All-Stars
MLS rules state players who miss the event without an injury reason are subject to a 1-game suspension.
MLS 2025 All-Star Game: How to watch the MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars
The MLS All-Star Game is this Wednesday night. Here's how to tune in.
Where to watch 2025 MLS All-Star Game vs. Liga MX: TV, stream, more
The 2025 MLS All-Star Game will see the league's best face off vs. Liga MX's All Stars. Here's how to watch online and on TV.
Commentary: LAFC fans put aside their rivalry with Galaxy to stand in solidarity against ICE
LAFC's supporters' union made it clear that standing in solidarity against ICE raids in the community is rightfully more important than their rivalry with the Galaxy.
QPR’s Julien Stéphan: ‘The Championship is probably the most difficult league in the world’
New manager on the need for his team to find an identity, the challenge of the second tier and on managing Dembélé, Doué and Doku at Rennes
Julien Stéphan had been enjoying his break from football for about two months when his wife’s patience finally gave in. “She said to me: ‘I hope you will manage again quickly – and very quickly – because I want to see you on the pitch and to see you back in your own environment,’” says the new Queens Park Rangers manager.
Stéphan left Rennes for the second time last November and estimates that as well as spending precious time with his two children he watched 20 to 25 games a week as he waited for his next opportunity. That finally arrived last month when the Frenchman took over at Loftus Road from Martí Cifuentes, who has since joined Leicester. But the chance to take a breather after six years as a manager during which he guided Rennes to the Champions League for the first time and led Strasbourg to sixth in Ligue 1 – their highest position since 1980 – was most welcome.
Continue reading...Galaxy scores in final minute to force draw with LAFC in tense El Tráfico contest
Maya Yoshida scores in the final minute to help the struggling Galaxy salvage a 3-3 tie with LAFC in a wild El Tráfico rivalry match.
Socceroos star Nestory Irankunda signs five-year deal with Watford in move to Championship
Winger secures switch from Bayern Munich to Watford
Move should delight Australia coach Tony Popovic ahead of 2026 World Cup
English soccer fans can brace themselves for plenty of dazzling backflips after the young Socceroos star Nestory Irankunda secured a five-year deal with the Championship outfit Watford.
The Hornets announced the signing on their website late Friday, with the club’s sporting director Gian Luca Nani taking great pride in welcoming Irankunda.
Continue reading...Galaxy disciplines fans for rule violations while protesting team response to ICE raids
A 12-year member of the Angel City Brigade was banned indefinitely by the Galaxy for using a press credential to put up an unauthorized banner on July 4.