Lionel Messi has been suspended for one game after sitting out the MLS All-Star Game without prior approval, the league said on Friday. The Inter Miami forward and his teammate, Jordi Alba, did not compete on Wednesday despite not being injured,

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team-mate Jordi Alba get one-match bans for skipping Major League Soccer's All-Star game earlier this week.

Lionel Messi was sanctioned for not participating in the MLS All-Star Game, and two former American players weighed in on the matter. After the controversial decision not to participate in the All-Star Game on Wednesday night,