MLS fines Messi for striking opponent during Miami's draw with Philadelphia

[p]The league's disciplinary committee said it had levied the fine [b]"for violating the league's policy regarding hands to the face/head/neck of an opponent."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Miami[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fray-ian/CSNYauv4/"]Ian Fray[/a] was fined an undisclosed amount for the same infraction.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-miami-0AheRyBg/philadelphia-union-Szrwix67/?mid=WSbPIfFa"]It was late in stoppage time of a testy contest[/a] when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Messi[/a] approached the centre circle to confront [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sullivan-quinn/tlilbW9M/"]Sullivan[/a] while the ball was in play in another area of the field.[/p][embed guid="045aa502-6a90-4501-bbe0-1b68a646f287" url="https://x.com/centregoals/status/2090369414789263547" social-type="twitter" /][p]After a brief exchange, Messi took a swipe at Sullivan, who then squared up to the Argentine star in a fight-style stare-down.[/p][p]Referee Filip Dujic, who had his back turned during the incident, arrived to separate the players but did not show either of them a card.[/p][p]Dujic did send off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sullivan-cavan/zBzH8JUb/"]Cavan Sullivan[/a], younger brother and teammate of Quinn, and Miami's Italian midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bright-yannick/OQNq36tC/"]Yannick Bright[/a] after their stoppage-time scuffle in Miami's penalty area.[/p][embed guid="e247dc0e-37df-476a-b00e-3210227b7ce0" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSLBdVTRTuU" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/usa/mls/"]Follow all the drama from MLS with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]