The Inter Miami star, Lionel Messi, was fined on Tuesday by an surprising incident with an assistant coach of the New York City FC after his game to open the Major League football season.
The amount that Messi was fined was not revealed.
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The Inter Miami striker, Lionel Messi, on the left, speaks with the referee during the first half of a MLS football match against the New York City FC, on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
Messi left the field after a 2-2 draw. He had received a yellow card after a verbal exchange with referee Alexis da Silva. Then he exchanged words with NYCFC assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy.
Messi began to move away from the fights when he turned to the coach and put his right hand on the back of his neck and squeezed. It is not clear what the two said to each other, but it seemed enough for MLS to emit the fine.
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The Inter Miami striker, Lionel Messi, #10, celebrates scoring his team’s first goal against Sporting Kansas City during the first half of a football match of the Concacaf Champions Cup on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
“The MLS disciplinary committee has fined the Inter Miami striker, Lionel Messi, an amount not revealed by raping the hands on the face/head of an opponent policy after the conclusion of the Inter Miami party against the New York City FC on February 22, “La Liga”, “La Liga said.
Luis Suárez, Miami teammate in Messi, also received a fine of an unleashed amount “for violating his hands on the face/head of an opponent policy during part -time” in the same game. He grabbed NYCFC Birk laugh at the back of the neck.
Inter Miami followed the controversy with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City later on Tuesday to advance to the next round of the Concacaf Championship Cup.
The FC goalkeeper of New York City, Matt Freese, stops an attempt to score Inter Miami, Lionel Messi, such as the midfielder of the FC of New York City Justin Haak, #80, observes, during the second Half of a MLS football match, on Saturday, February 22, 2025, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Photo AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
Messi and Suarez scored.
