Messi will miss the All Stars MLS Match again

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After being disqualified for one game for missing the MLS All-Star Match, Inter Miami striker Lionel Messi will again miss the exhibition match - but this time his absence was justified.

Messi is one of the four players that the league has replaced on the list of participants in the MLS All Stars Match.

Golden Boot leader Hugo Kuipers (from Monterrey), Rodrigo De Paul and Mbekezeli Mbokazi will also no longer enter the team's warehouse as they leave the group of Liga MX stars at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Thursday night.

They will be replaced by Inter Miami forward Yannick Bright, Vancouver midfielder Andres Cubas, forward Houston Guilherme and Chicago Fire forward Philip Zinkernagel..

It is entirely possible that a replacement will be needed, leaving Sebastian Berhalter from Vancouver, who has also turned away from the world championship, whose life is preparing before moving to Middlesbrough.

Last summer, Messi found himself at the center of a scandal around the All Stars Match. According to the league rules, any player who misses an exhibition match without injury will be disqualified for one game. Messi and Jordi Alba were not present at the entry into Austin and were suspended for one championship match.

The world championship added another factor that complicated the situation, especially for the players who reached the end of the tournament. There's a lot of talk about Messi de Paul, who made it to the final against Argentina. It’s not surprising that it takes him an hour to get back to work and get back to the club first..

It is significant that in six years the MLS team will join forces with a group of stars from the top division of Mexico.

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