At a press conference, Mascherano said: “We have not received any notification so far. Hopefully they can train at the same time to be able to have both in the morning game.”. Both Messi and Jordi Alba were at risk of a suspension for not attending the event regulated by the MLS, which requires the presence of summoned except for medical cases or special authorizations.
The coach explained that Messi had presented “Normal fatigue for the amount of games and minutes he played during the year”although without a formal medical report. This opens the possibility that the MLS takes these circumstances and Allow the star to play without sanction.
Demanding calendar for Inter Miami
Mascherano stressed that Inter Miami is the team that played the most games in the MLS in recent times. “We are accommodating dates to October because we have no calendar,” he said, and criticized the organization of the stars game in the middle of the week: “You can’t make a game during the week and less with the calendar we have. It’s crazy, we have been playing every three days in the last two months. ”
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To conclude, he said: “You have to think that football belongs to the players and without them there is no business or anything. Therefore, You have to take care of them “. With these words he made clear his position on the importance of preserving players in the face of the demand of the calendar.
The importance of the game of stars and their rules
He Star Game Face a combined MLS with another of the MX League and seek to mix football and show. In this edition, 32 players were selected, among them Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Cristian Espinozafor fans, media, the technician Nico Estévez and Commissioner Don Garber.
Messi, who played five games in two weeksdid not participate in the Challenge of Skills or the main party, something that generated great expectation since it was expected as Central Figure of the event.
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According to the regulation of the MLS, the absence to All-Star Game Without medical justification can lead to a suspension of a party, which could affect the availability of Messi and Jordi Alba For the key meeting on Saturday, July 26 against Cincinnati FC.
This is not an isolated case: in 2018 Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sanctioned with a date for refusing to play the All-Star Gamedemonstrating that the League applies the norm even to its maximum stars.
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