Lionel Messi and his mates are untouchable! Despite blatantly disregarding the call-up for the MLS All-Star game against the Liga MX All-Stars, Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba have walked off free. While Major League Soccer rules explicitly state that players can face a one-game suspension for not participating in the marquee game,

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.

The owner of Inter Miami called Major League Soccer’s suspension of Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba for skipping the All-Star Game a “draconian” punishment. “They don’t understand the decision,” owner Jorge Mas said Friday of the one-game suspensions.