Lionel Messi appeared far from "very upset," while watching his Inter Miami teammates from an on-field suite in his one-game absence for skipping the MLS All-Star Game.

Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas vigorously defended stars Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba for missing Wednesday’s All-Star Game and said the league rule requiring a suspension for missing the exhibition needs...

However, MLS' Dan Courtemanche said Mascherano is incorrect and that the status of the two players is still being determined.