He needs to grow up: Ex-US player on Messi skipping All-Star Game
Former US football player Alexi Lalas criticised Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi for skipping the MLS All-Star Game. "Messi, you need to grow up...If you didn't want to play in the...game, you had the leverage [when] you were signing your contract, and you should have negotiated for that," he said. Notably, Messi was handed one-match suspension for missing the game.