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Messi to miss Miami's Leagues Cup match against Pumas
Messi to miss Miami's Leagues Cup match against Pumas The Argentina star sustained a injury to his right leg in Inter Miami's win over Necaxa. Photo: Reuters Lionel Messi will miss Inter Miami's crucial Leagues Cup match against Pumas UNAM due to a muscle issue, coach Javier Mascherano has confirmed. The Argentinian striker suffered what Mascherano called a "minor muscle injury" in his upper right leg in Miami's win over Necaxa last Saturday. While there is no timetable for Messi's return, Mascherano was hopeful the star would soon be back on the field. "Within the bad news, it's good news," Mascherano told reporters. "He usually recovers very well from injuries and above all, normally does with speed, so we will see. But clearly for tomorrow he is unavailable," he added. "But then we will see how he feels, how he progresses." Messi, who has a league-best 18 goals in MLS matches this season, led Miami to the Leagues Cup crown in 2023 shortly after his arrival to the Herons. Inter Miami likely need a victory over Pumas in their group stage finale to reach the quarter-finals of the Leagues Cup, which features MLS and Mexican league squads. Should Miami reach the knockout stages, Messi would have two weeks to recover before the quarter-finals. Miami's next MLS match is set for Sunday against Orlando. (AFP)


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Messi to miss Miami's Leagues Cup match against Pumas
Messi to miss Miami's Leagues Cup match against Pumas The Argentina star sustained a injury to his right leg in Inter Miami's win over Necaxa. Photo: Reuters Lionel Messi will miss Inter Miami's crucial Leagues Cup match against Pumas UNAM due to a muscle issue, coach Javier Mascherano has confirmed. The Argentinian striker suffered what Mascherano called a "minor muscle injury" in his upper right leg in Miami's win over Necaxa last Saturday. While there is no timetable for Messi's return, Mascherano was hopeful the star would soon be back on the field. "Within the bad news, it's good news," Mascherano told reporters. "He usually recovers very well from injuries and above all, normally does with speed, so we will see. But clearly for tomorrow he is unavailable," he added. "But then we will see how he feels, how he progresses." Messi, who has a league-best 18 goals in MLS matches this season, led Miami to the Leagues Cup crown in 2023 shortly after his arrival to the Herons. Inter Miami likely need a victory over Pumas in their group stage finale to reach the quarter-finals of the Leagues Cup, which features MLS and Mexican league squads. Should Miami reach the knockout stages, Messi would have two weeks to recover before the quarter-finals. Miami's next MLS match is set for Sunday against Orlando. (AFP)


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Son Heung-min has deal to join Los Angeles from Tottenham Hotspur, reports say
Son Heung-min, who is leaving Tottenham Hotspur after 10 seasons, has a deal in place to join Los Angeles FC, according to multiple reports. Advertisement LAFC will pay a transfer fee of around US$26 million for the Spurs and South Korea captain, GiveMeSport and ESPN reported, which would break the Major League Soccer record of US$22 million that Atlanta United paid to acquire Emmanuel Latte Lath in the last off-season. Son, 33, announced over the weekend that he planned to leave Tottenham, saying he achieved everything that he could with the North London club and he was interested in a new challenge. Tottenham faced Newcastle United in a friendly in Seoul on Sunday, which served as Son's farewell match. He received a standing ovation and a guard of honour and said he had 'a huge respect and am very grateful' to his old club. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min raises the Europa League trophy in May. Photo: AFP Son scored 172 goals and added 94 assists in 451 matches for Tottenham across all competitions, with 127 coming in the English Premier League. He helped Spurs win the Europa League in May to collect the first major trophy of his career.