Lionel Messi is expected to be part of the 2025 MLS All-Star Game this Wednesday. In late June, Messi was named as part of the MLS All-Star roster that will take on the Liga MX All-Star team. The MLS All-Star Game has a special event a day before the match,

Lionel Messi won't play in the MLS All-Star Game, the league announced before the July 23 exhibition against LIGA MX standouts.

MLS confirmed to Sports Illustrated that both Messi and his fellow Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba are no longer on the MLS All-Star roster. The two superstars, who were originally named to the 26-player squad last month, are set to miss out on this year’s clash with the Liga MX All-Stars.