Messi makes goalkeeper helpless!
The Argentina superstar delivered one of his best performances of the season, scoring two goals and providing two assists as his team dismantled the 2024 MLS Cup finalists at their home ground. The hosts started off strongly, with Alexander Hack putting them in the lead during the 14th minute. However, the star-studded Inter Miami was quick to respond, with Jordi Alba levelling the scores in the 24th minute thanks to a Messi assist, according to Goal. Messi’s brilliance made the custodian helpless It was Messi’s sixth multi-goal game in his last seven matches. Messi became the fifth player in MLS history to record at least 35 goals and 25 assists over a two-year span, joining Robbie Keane (2013-14), Sebastian Giovinco (2015-16), Carlos Vela (2018-19), and Cucho Hernandez (2023-24). Miami scored two goals in three minutes midway through the first half to take the lead. Messi’s beautiful pass to Jordi Alba tied it at 1-all in the 24th minute. Then Messi’s lofted pass over the defense led to Segovia’s first goal. Messi scored on a breakaway in the 60th and he chested down Luis Suarez’s pass for a left-footed blast in the 75th for his 18th goal of the season. Miami (12-4-5) has dominated the past three matchups with the Red Bulls, winning 6-2 on May 3, 2024 and 4-1 on May 3, 2025. New York (9-9-6) lost for just the second time at home this season, dropping to 8-2-2. The Red Bulls’ 26 points through their first 11 home matches this season had ranked second in franchise history. As per ESPN, Messi’s goal tally during the ongoing MLS season has increased to 18, and he has contributed to 27 goals. He has scored 40 goals for the American club since joining the team back in summer 2023.
Lionel Messi angry with the MLS Referee for accusing him of being unaware of the rule!
Lionel Messi is angry with MLS referees! Messi, irked with referring is generally not seen. But the Argentine lambasted them for the mediocre officiating during Inter Miami’s clash against rivals Orlando City. Struggling Inter Miami drop has dropped to sixth in the Eastern Conference of the MLS and were thrashed 3-0 on home soil by rivals Orlando City. The team conceded five of their last seven matches. In a manner of adding insult to injury, Messi was also booked for dissent in the second half of their walloping against Orlando City: an action that the Argentine took issue with and voiced his concern about. “It was a strange play, where one of their players passed to the goalkeeper, and the referee himself told me he didn’t know the rule, that he didn’t think so, that he didn’t understand it… And, well, that’s where the ball hit the ball and the goal came,” Messi reportedly told Relevo. “But the truth is that sometimes there are specific errors, like the last game, you know? They’re not excuses, but something always happens with the referees on a specific play. I think MLS should look a little more closely at the refereeing issue,” added Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain. After their loss, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, who rarely gives interviews after matches, told Apple TV that it’s imperative for the team to stick together. He continued, “It’s a difficult time, but we’re going to come through this,” Messi said in Spanish. “Now we’ll really see if we’re a team. These are difficult times. When everything is going well, it’s very easy, but when difficult times come — like now — we have to be more united than ever, be a real team, and get through it.”
Argentina’s World Cup-winning defender Luis Galvan dies at 77
Former Argentine Wold Cupper defender Luis Galvan died on Monday at the age of 77, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said. Galvan was a member of the World Cup-winning Argentine squad in 1978 which defeated Netherlands 3-1. Local media reported that Galvan had been in the Reina Fabiola Clinic in Cordoba with pneumonia for several weeks. “The AFA and its entire leadership extend heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends during this painful time,” the association said in a statement on Monday. Galvan played as a centre-back in Argentina’s 3-1 win over the Netherlands in the 1978 World Cup final in Buenos Aires. He also represented Argentina at the 1982 World Cup in Spain, earning a total of 34 caps for the national team. He retired from the international game in 1983. Galvan continued playing for boyhood club Talleres de Cordoba, setting a club record with 503 appearances over 17 seasons in two spells, first from 1970 to 1982 and later from 1986 to 1987.
