Without Messi, MLS tops Liga MX 3-1 in All-Star showdown at Q2 Stadium

Austin, Texas (AP)-Sam Dureidge, Tai Paribo and Brian White scored goals and defeated the main football team Lega MX from Mexico 3-1 in MLS All-Star on Wednesday evening.

Lionel Messi and his teammate on the Miami team, Jordi Alba, are both facing suspensions in the possible league for their team’s upcoming match against Cincinnati on Saturday for the loss of All-Star game.

MLS All-Stars’ Tai Barbo (9) celebrates his teammates after his goal against Liga MX All-Stars during the MLS All-Star football match in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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James Rodriguez from Liga MX chose not to play in the game that played against more than 20,000 fans in the Q2 stadium.

He defeated MLS Liga MX three times in four attempts. Last year, Liga MX 4-1 won in Columbus, Ohio. The MLS All-Stars team won in 2022 and defeated Liga MX for a penalty after a 1-1 draw a year ago.

Messi has not yet appeared in the MLS All-Star game. He missed the match last year due to an injury. Messi tied with Nashville to drive MLS in goals with 18.

Surij scored another goal on Wednesday, from the middle of the box, heading to the lower right corner, a ball directed by Dennis Bodanga from LAFC in the 28th minute.

The opportunity was developed after Bouanga stopped at a point -free attempt by Liga MX Luis Malagon (Club America). Budanga is noisy to recover long recovery and send it to Sridridge.

Before the goal, both teams were rejected with diving by Luis Malagon and Austin Brad will be saved in the 13th and 18th minute.

MLS advanced forward 2-0 in the 51st minute when Diego Rossi (Columbus) died to Paribo (Philadelphia), which reached the right foot shot from the midfield to the lower left corner of the target.

Liga MX closed the gap to 2-1 after only 13 minutes when Gilberto Mora (Tijuana Club) turned a pass from Elias Montel (Pachuca) from the middle of the box.

Liga MX’s attempt to link the match was stopped when a shot was stopped by Diber Cambindo (NECAXA) by Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver) in the 75th minute.

White (Vancouver) ended the scoring in the 80th minute.

Even then

MLS and Liga MX continue to compete with the League Cup, which starts on July 29 and concludes August 31. The competition is characterized by a new format, with all 18 clubs of Liga MX and the highest 18 competing MLS. Last year, all 47 clubs were included.

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