Major League Soccer announced Friday that Inter Miami stars Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba will be suspended for the team’s next match against FC Cincinnati on Saturday.

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba have been suspended one match by Major League Soccer for skipping its All-Star Game

Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Más said Friday that the club disagrees with the decision by MLS to suspend Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba for one game after they both missed the 2025 MLS All-Star Game. “It's a bad rule, but it's a rule nonetheless," Más told reporters, via Franco Panizo.