Lionel Messi will obviously be a real ambassador for Major League Soccer (MLS) but he can be a distraction for other teams in the league. St. Louis City SC have taken matters into their own hands and banned the Argentines’ kits during their local games.
On Saturday, Inter Miami CF, the new club of the legendary number 10, was in Missouri, a day before “La Pulga” was presented in Florida at the Drive Pink Stadium.
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The local heroes won 3-0 at CITYPARK in St. Louis, and the fans were forbidden from supporting Messi in any way.
“For the July 15 game, this includes all of Messi’s kits, kits and accessories – Miami, Argentina, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Newell’s Old Boys and Grandoli,” the game’s organizers wrote in a note Appeal to all teams The 36-year-old forward has played.
Other clubs will no doubt emulate St. Louis as this practice of banning opposition uniforms from stadiums is more common in Europe.