Messi and Alba received a suspension of a match after the Inter Miami Skip MLS All-Star Match duo

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba was suspended after the duo jumped the Major League’s major league game earlier this week, the League announced on Friday.

MLS said that in a press release, Messi and Alba would not be available for the shock of Saturday against FC Cincinnati “because of their absence” during the centerpiece of this week’s stars.

“By league rules, any player who does not participate in the star match without prior approval from the League is not eligible to participate in the next match of his” “” match “” The league said in a brief statement.

Messi and Alba were both selected to play for a combined MLS team during Wednesday’s match against a team from the Liga-MX of Mexico as part of the League stars break.

However, the two players withdrew from the centerpiece on Wednesday for reasons that were not revealed.

The 11th hour snob left Messi and Alba both faced with a sanction. Under MLS rules, players selected for the stars game must participate unless they have a valid reason – like an injury – not to do so.

The MLS commissioner, Don Garber, said on Friday that the League had no choice but to suspend players of his functions this weekend, describing the decision as a “very difficult decision”.

“I know Lionel Messi loves this league,” Said Garber. “I don’t think there is a player – or anyone – who did more for Major League Soccer than Messi. I understand perfectly, respect and admire his commitment to Inter Miami, and I respect his decision.

“Unfortunately, we have a long -standing policy regarding participation in the game of stars, and we had to apply it. It was a very difficult decision.”

Garber said MLS would examine his existing policy in the future.

“We will carefully examine politics in the future,” He said. “I am determined to work with our players to determine how the rule should evolve.”

Speaking on Wednesday, Garber said that the league should have known the non-presentation earlier, but had expressed a certain sympathy for the exhausting calendar against Messi in recent weeks.

The 38 -year -old Argentine superstar played nine games in 35 days and has played 90 minutes in each match, including four games from the FIFA club World Cup.

“Miami had a calendar that looks like no other team”, ” Said Garber. “Most of our teams have had a 10 -day break. Miami has not done so. So we have to manage this as a league.”

Messi and Alba’s participation in the game had been under a cloud after Miami coach Javier Mascherano said last weekend that he would have preferred the duo to apologize for stars.

“The players are called. I would prefer that they rest, but it is not my decision,” Said Mascherano.