{
  "id": 1189513,
  "title": "Messi sees penalty saved as Nashville routs Inter Miami in MLS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/messi-sees-penalty-saved-as-nashville-routs-inter-miami-in-mls-1189513",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T03:41:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/16/messi-sees-penalty-saved-as-nashville-routs-inter-miami-in-mls"
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  "account": "In a Major League Soccer (MLS) match between Nashville and Inter Miami held on Saturday, Inter Miami suffered a 4-1 defeat at Nashville. The clash took place in Nashville and marked the top-of-the-table showdown between the league's leaders. Inter Miami, who had been the defending MLS champion, saw their seven-match unbeaten run in the MLS come to an end.\n\nEngland's Sam Surridge and Germany's Hany Mukhtar were instrumental in Nashville's victory, scoring second-half goals. Inter Miami's captain and Argentina and Miami defender Lionel Messi missed a penalty in the first half and was also booked in the 59th minute. However, Messi did assist Inter's lone goal. The Argentine striker struck both posts in stoppage time in the second half.\n\nNashville currently leads the MLS with an impressive 43 points, boasting a record of 13 wins, 2 draws, and only 4 losses. Inter Miami, on the other hand, are second on the table with 38 points. The Nashville match had already eliminated Miami from this year's CONCACAF Champions Cup in the round of 16. Defending champion Miami, which had been on an impressive 8-1-1 road record, saw their winning streak snapped as Nashville maintained an unbeaten home record during the MLS campaign.",
  "summary": "Lionel Messi missed yet another penalty and was booked as Inter Miami suffered a 4-1 loss at Nashville in a top-of-the-table Major League Soccer clash.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Messi sees penalty saved as Nashville routs Inter Miami in MLS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/messi-sees-penalty-saved-as-nashville-routs-inter-miami-in-mls-1191697",
        "published": "2026-08-16T03:41:23.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Messi sees penalty saved as Nashville routs Inter Miami in MLS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/messi-sees-penalty-saved-as-nashville-routs-inter-miami-in-mls-1202422",
        "published": "2026-08-16T04:48:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}