Messi: "There's always something going on with the referees, MLS should look at it a little more" Leo Messi, hurt after Inter Miami's 3-0 thrashing by Orlando City, criticised the refereeing ...

Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi said that the referee didn't know the backpass rule, which led to a goal, as the Herons slumped to a 3-0 MLS home defeat to Orlando City on Sunday (May 18).

Miami, 75th. Referee_Guido Gonzales Jr. Assistant Referees_Jeremy Kieso, Chris Elliott, Jose Carlos Rivero. 4th Official_Marcos De Oliveira. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Orlando ...

Tensions exploded at Chase Stadium on Sunday, May 18, 2025, as Lionel Messi led a group of Inter Miami players in confronting the referee following a humiliating 3–0 defeat to Orlando City in ...

Following their Inter Miami’s 3-0 defeat to Orlando Pirates, Lionel Messi has slammed the referee, saying he did not know the back-pass rule. It was a back-pass that led to one of the goals ...

Jr. Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10), forward Luis Suárez (9) and defender Jordi Alba (18) speaks to a referee during the first half of an MLS match against the Orlando City at Chase Stadium ...

The rest of his Inter Miami teammates joined him in complaint, and waited to see what would come from their contest with a referee. No one was watching Orlando City’s Luis Muriel, who scored a ...

MIAMI — Lionel Messi ... Then there was a strange play where one of their players gave the [Orlando] goalkeeper a pass and the referee said, he told me, he didn’t know the rule and didn ...