MLS Declines to Sanction Messi After Post-Match Confrontation

League officials said he did not enter a restricted area, resulting in no disciplinary case.

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Professional Referee Organization spokesperson Chris Rivett told ESPN that Messi never entered the officials’ facilities, so no rule was breached.
With no case referred to the disciplinary panel, Messi is expected to be available for Inter Miami’s Week 2 trip to Orlando.
The confrontation followed Inter Miami’s 3-0 loss to Los Angeles FC in the MLS season opener at the Memorial Coliseum.
Smartphone video circulating showed Messi moving toward the tunnel and being restrained by teammate Luis Suárez.
LAFC’s win featured Denis Bouanga scoring in the 73rd minute and adding a stoppage-time assist, with Hugo Lloris highlighted as a key presence, before a crowd of nearly 76,000 described as the league’s second-largest.