Inter Miami Club and the MLS have just said that Messi has been set to debut on July 16. Previously, the Argentine superstar also completed the contract and registration procedures to play for the new team from July 21.
Messi has been set to make his debut for Inter Miami Club and the MLS, on July 16
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However, Messi was still ineligible to be selected for the MLS All-Star squad against Arsenal, due to his tight regulations and schedule when making his Inter Miami debut, and the club’s first match was too close. day against a team from the English Premier League.
There are 12 players voted by American fans, media and players to be on the MLS All-Star squad. Messi was supposed to be on the shortlist, but due to regulations and debut schedule, he was unable to participate.
Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney was selected to be the coach of the MLS All-Star team, having the right to choose 14 players, having spent 2 additional slots, but in the end could not choose Messi. The leader of this DC United club, after a long wait, selected two additional players, New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil and Philadelphia Union midfielder Jakob Glesnes to the list. The remaining two players selected by MLS Commissioner, Mr. Don Garber are Kei Kamara and Mathieu Choinere.
In addition to the absence of Messi, this year’s MLS All-Star team also lacks stars Carlos Vela, Josef Martinez, Lorenzo Insigne, Xherdan Shaqiri and Federico Bernardeschi. Meanwhile, Arsenal club has just added attacking midfielder Kai Havertz, but has said goodbye to Granit Xhaka. The friendly match between the MLS All-Star team and Arsenal club took place at DC United’s Audi stadium at 7:30 am on July 20 (Vietnam time).
