Lionel Messi exits last MLS game before World Cup with apparent injury

Lionel Messi exits MLS game in injury scare ahead of World Cup

Lionel Messi left Inter Miami's 6-4 MLS win over Philadelphia Union at the 73rd minute with an apparent left leg injury, three weeks before Argentina's World Cup opener against Algeria (June 16, Kansas City). The timing is critical: if the injury sidelines him for Argentina's squad announcement next week, it would threaten a title defense built around his presence at a home-continent tournament on June 11.