Lionel Messi won’t be at the MLS All-Star game in Charlotte this week, dipping out of the event for the third year in a row, despite being named to the roster in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Messi, as well as his Argentina and Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul, were two among the four changes announced to the All-Star roster on Saturday. A fifth change is also anticipated, as U.S. men’s national team World Cup star Sebastian Berhalter is expected to make a move to EFL Championship side Middlesbrough from Vancouver Whitecaps this summer.
