👀 Star treatment for Messi? La Pulga can play despite fifth yellow
Inter Miami face New England Revolution in their penultimate regular-season game late on Sunday night. Superstar Lionel Messi will also be in action, even though he picked up his fifth yellow card in ...
Inter Miami's star player Lionel Messi is set to take to the field despite receiving his fifth yellow card of the season. The Argentine will make his mark in the team's final regular-season game against the New England Revolution. However, Messi can afford the booking due to a peculiar MLS rule. Players who go five consecutive matches without a yellow card are granted a deduction of one booking if they have any.
As Messi had completed those five matches prior to the game, he won't be penalized for his fifth yellow card. This article translates the original German version published by AI.
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