{"id":290904,"date":"2023-08-30T14:38:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=290904"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:38:38","slug":"lionel-messi-media-no-show-in-new-york-a-misunderstanding-says-mls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/lionel-messi-media-no-show-in-new-york-a-misunderstanding-says-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi media no-show in New York &apos;a misunderstanding&apos;, says MLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lionel Messi&#8217;s media no-show in New York &#8216;was a misunderstanding&#8217;, says MLS &#8211; and they are &#8216;working to make adjustments&#8217; so the star speaks to journalists after games<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lionel Messi didn&#8217;t speak to media after Inter Miami beat New York Red Bulls<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>An MLS executive said before Saturday&#8217;s game that Messi would be available<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lionel Messi broke Major League Soccer media rules due to &#8216;a misunderstanding&#8217;, the league has said &#8211; and they are working to make sure he can speak to reporters in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Messi was not made available for media after Inter Miami defeated New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night which was a breach of league rules &#8211; MLS\u00a0 executive vice president Dan Courtemanche said before the game that the superstar will be available to speak post-game.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Miami Herald quotes MLS as saying that: &#8216;There was a misunderstanding regarding Lionel Messi\u2019s media access&#8217; and that &#8216;he has not violated any guidelines for his media availability in Major League Soccer.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>MLS rules state players must be available for post-game interviews after a 15-minute cooling off period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The US is typically far more accommodating with media access to players and coaches compared Europe, where Messi has spent nearly all of his career with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/13\/74873381-0-image-a-17_1693399149770.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi did not speak to media after Inter Miami&#8217;s 2-0 win against New York Red Bulls<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/13\/74873517-12461343-image-a-18_1693399356657.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Messi has held one press conference since he joined Inter Miami at the start of July\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Herald also claims that MLS are working with teams to make sure that the increased attention on Miami and Messi can be accommodated by teams across the league.<\/p>\n<p>Messi has held one press conference since joining Miami in early July and also addressed fans at his glitzy unveiling ceremony that was led by Miami co-owner David Beckham.<\/p>\n<p>He did not speak to reporters after the Leagues Cup final, where he scored for Miami and also won player of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Miami and Messi return to Major League Soccer action on Wednesday night in Nashville &#8211; their first home game since the Leagues Cup victory.<\/p>\n<p>Messi and Deandre Yedlin are expected to parade the trophy to fans at the DRV PNK Stadium before kickoff.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old Messi has had an astonishing impact on Miami, scoring 11 goals in nine games so far and the team are unbeaten since he joined.<\/p>\n<p>After Wednesday&#8217;s game against Nashville, Messi and Miami play LAFC on Sunday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12461343\/Lionel-Messis-media-no-New-York-misunderstanding-says-MLS-working-make-adjustments-star-speaks-journalists-games.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi&#8217;s media no-show in New York &#8216;was a misunderstanding&#8217;, says MLS &#8211; and they are &#8216;working to make adjustments&#8217; <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290903,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lionel Messi media no-show in New York &amp;apos;a misunderstanding&amp;apos;, says MLS - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/lionel-messi-media-no-show-in-new-york-a-misunderstanding-says-mls\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lionel Messi media no-show in New York &amp;apos;a misunderstanding&amp;apos;, says MLS - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lionel Messi&#8217;s media no-show in New York &#8216;was a misunderstanding&#8217;, says MLS &#8211; 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