MLS All-Star coach hopes for Lionel Messi missing
The 2025 MLS All-Star game was supposed to be the first Lionel Messi After the injury, I kept it from the event 2024.
This looked less likely after the first training session on Monday, when Messi and his teammate MIAMI CF Inter team Jordi Alba It was absent as the MLS team was prepared for a Wednesday night match against a team of all the Stars from Liga MX in Mexico.
As of Tuesday noon, there was no official contact that the duo would not participate. While Messi dealt with injuries sometimes during his work period for two years, he played every minute of 19 games in Miami in all competitions.
If he sits or Alba in the game without the reason for a reliable injury, they will undergo a single match for the Miami match at the weekend with FC CINCINNATI.
“Liu is a more question for the league, for his club,” said Niko Esto Estefiz, Austin FC coach and MLS All-Star coach, on Monday in Spanish. “I simply train and face the players who give me. I think this is a more question for them. I hope so. Because having the best player in history is a very important thing for everyone. But I hope that. I am always very optimistic with everything. Why not? I hope it is here.”
All-Star concept is strange for most of the football world outside North America, and 14 members of the MLS team consisting of 30 players from outside the United States, Canada and Mexico.
But this did not prevent most of the team from enjoying recognition, including Nashville striker SC and English Sam DuredgeThose who enter the exhibition are linked with Messi to lead the league in goals with 18.
“Yes, it’s unique,” said Surridge. “You can play with some of the truly good players. Training [Monday] It was great, get to know some boys, some familiar faces but also get to know the people I do not know. This is good because everyone meets this week. Then yes, I have returned to the work I am saying on the weekend. “
On Wednesday, the twenty-ninth league match will be celebrated, as MLS celebrates its thirtieth season (there was no All-Star event in 2020), and the fourth time that was played in this coordination.
MLS won two meeting from the previous three meetings against the Border Competition Association, although the Liga MX team won 4-1 victory in last year’s edition.
Juan Brunita From Tigres UANL you will return this year after scoring a goal and earning Game MVP to honor Liga MX all-Stars in 2024.