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.

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,

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 (MLS) on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

Amid uncertainty about his contract renewal with Inter Miami, Lionel Messi's future has been linked with numerous teams, including Italy's Como. In response, team president Mirwan Suwarso addressed rumors about the Argentine star possibly joining their squad.

Roman Celentano logged a third-straight clean sheet and Miles Robinson had a would-be game winning goal waived off due to a foul as FC Cincinnati played Inter Miami to a scoreless draw Saturday night.

“You don’t mess with Messi” would seem an easy concept to adopt and apply, but the Inspector Clouseaus who lead MLS proved otherwise this week. They sidelined the one player who moves the MLS needle and plants the league’s flag in soccer-obsessed countries abroad.

The 31-year-old star is officially Messi's club teammate after Inter Miami announced De Paul's arrival on Friday. It's a reunion for the two Argentina stars who led the Albiceleste to the 2022 World Cup title in Qatar.

Next week, Inter Miami will begin their run in the Leagues Cup, and a decision by Major League Soccer will put Lionel Messi at the center of attention. Inter Miami have been focused in recent weeks on collecting as many points as possible in Major League Soccer to close the gap at the top of the Eastern Conference standings.