Lionel Messi, Inter Miami and Philadelphia Union
Friday
Major League Soccer has fined Lionel Messi an undisclosed amount after he struck Philadelphia Union attacker Quinn Sullivan during Inter Miami’s 2-2 draw. Messi was not cautioned during the match, but the league took retrospective disciplinary action afterward.
MLS also rescinded Philadelphia teenager Cavan Sullivan’s red-card suspension after an independent review panel unanimously overturned the decision. The Messi sanction is his second MLS fine since joining Inter Miami, following a separate post-match confrontation in February 2025.