The worst news that Lionel Messi and Inter Miami receive before their MLS debut

We are only about 48 hours away from the debut of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in the new Major League Soccer season. This Wednesday, February 21, Inter Miami will face Real Salt Lake in gameweek number one of the tournament. Inter Miami will look to start the season on the right foot.

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Now, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba have received terrible news regarding the start of the season, and that is that the level of the referees will not be optimal... It turns out that after the growth of the Major League Soccer following the arrival of the Argentine, the main referees want a 25% increase in their salary.

In addition, the referees would be on some kind of strike, and will not be available to referee in the debut of Major League Soccer, at least until the matter is resolved. This is explained in the official statement from the MLS referees; "Earlier this week, representatives from the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) and the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) reached a historic Collective Bargaining Agreement that included the largest compensation increase in referee CBA history. PRO, which represents an overall increase of 25 percent over 2023 when comparing salaries, game fees, benefits and the addition of business class travel for certain games."

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What else do referees say?

"Despite having an agreement with the elected PSRA leaders, this morning PSRA members, consisting of match referees, voted against the Collective Bargaining Agreement. "PRO has informed MLS that it will block referees from the match starting at 12:01 a.m. on February 18."