MIAMI: Lionel Messi did not violate Major League Soccer policy and will not face any form of punishment regarding a post-match incident involving referees on Saturday evening, according to an MLS spokesperson.
In a video which was posted by Sintesis Deportes, Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez appears to attempt to prevent Messi from entering a room in the locker room area of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Messi escapes Suarez’s grasp before reappearing eight seconds later, joining his teammates walking to their locker room.
The MLS spokesperson, however, told The Athletic that the door in the video was not to the referees’ locker room, and Messi did not enter a restricted area.