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On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was humming with anticipation. An MLS Opening Day-record 75,673 believers who all came to witness greatness. For just the third time in three years,
Lionel Messi was visibly angry after Inter Miami lost 3-0 to LAFC last night in Los Angeles. During the match, Messi was seen complaining to referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere, and after the game, a viral video showed the Argentine star continuing to protest.
Lionel Messi was cleared after a review by Major League Soccer determined that he did not violate any policy when he followed the match officials through a doorway following Inter Miami's season-opening 3-0 defeat at LAFC,
The last time Los Angeles witnessed Lionel Messi in person, it felt like a comet ripping across the California sky — brilliant, fleeting, almost unfair. That was back in September 2023. Thankfully, on Saturday night,