Messi's potential absence could lead to him receiving a one-game suspension for Inter Miami in accordance with MLS rules. A similar situation arose for Zlatan Ibrahimovic back in 2018, during his time at LA Galaxy. The Swedish star prioritised club matches over that year's MLS All-Stars game and had to serve a ban in their next league clash.

Lionel Messi was touted to make his MLS All-Star Game debut this week. However, the Inter Miami forward was nowhere to be found during the MLS All-Stars first training session on