Messi can skip All-Star Game after grueling World Cup, says MLS
(Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) Lionel Messi will not be required to play in next week’s Major League Soccer All-Star Game after representing Argentina in the recent World Cup final, the US domestic league said Saturday.
But this year, the World Cup took place in the middle of the MLS season, which paused for a seven-week break, and the league confirmed exceptions had been pre-arranged for players reaching the international tournament’s final stages.
Fellow Argentine De Paul also featured in last Sunday’s World Cup final in New Jersey, which Argentina lost 1-0 to Spain after extra time.
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