When New York City FC went on the road to face CF Montréal, the team was without Head Coach Pascal Jansen. The club said he ...

At long last, CF Montreal picked up their first home win of the 2025 season with a 1-0 victory over visiting New York City FC on a rainy night at Stade Saputo.

The reigning league MVP had some words with New York assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy and covered his mouth as two Miami assistants intervened. Messi started to walk away, then turned back toward ...

Messi twice put his hands on the back of the Ballouchy's neck during the arguments. Lionel Messi. AFP PHOTO AFP . @New Vision No Comment ...

Major League Soccer fined Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi an undisclosed amount on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) for placing his hand on a New York City FC assistant coach's neck.

The Argentine World Cup winner was caught on camera in a confrontation with NYCFC assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy after the final whistle. Messi twice put his hands on the back of the Ballouchy's ...

The coach in question is NYFC's Mehdi Ballouchy, with whom Messi looked furious at when approaching him. Team-mate Luis Suarez has also been fined for violating the same MLS policy.

The incident involving Messi occurred after the final whistle when he made contact with NYCFC assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy by grabbing the back of his neck. Ballouchy appeared shocked but did ...

Messi was leaving the field following the 2-2 draw. He had received a yellow card following a verbal exchange with referee Alexis Da Silva. He then exchanged words with NYCFC assistant coach Mehdi ...

The Argentine World Cup winner was caught on camera in a confrontation with NYCFC assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy after the final whistle. Messi twice put his hands on the back of the Ballouchy's ...

The Argentine World Cup winner was caught on camera in a confrontation with NYCFC assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy after the final whistle. Messi twice put his hands on the back of the Ballouchy's ...

Lionel Messi has been fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Soccer after grabbing the neck of a New York City assistant coach at the end of Saturday's game.