In the East, Orlando City obliterated Inter Miami without an injured Lionel Messi, while both FC Cincinnati and the Philadelphia Union dropped points. Meanwhile, in the West, both the Vancouver Whitecaps and Minnesota United lost respective matches,

Inter Miami is facing backlash for what former MLS players are calling a lack of transparency surrounding Lionel Messi’s latest injury. On August 3rd, the 37-year-old was forced off just 11 minutes into the Leagues Cup match against Necaxa,

Fixture congestion has already been an issue with Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba already being suspended due to skipping out on the All-Star game to get additional rest, but now the Herons will take part in their third cup competition of the season,