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Messi talks about hand picking up the pass back: The referee can t explain the rules clearly. MLS wants to reexamine the referee

1:10pm, 19 May 2025【Football】

May 19th, Miami International lost to Oakland City 0-3 in the regular season. After the game, Messi talked about the opponent's goalkeeper getting the ball back.

Messi: I think we played very well in the first half today, constantly attacking and creating opportunities. The opponents cannot organize the offense at all, so they can only play hard frequently.

But then a strange punishment appeared. A player from the opponent passed the ball back to the goalkeeper, and the referee told me in person that he didn't know the rules and didn't understand the return pass. It was from that controversy that the opponent launched an attack through long passes, but key mistakes often occurred at this moment, and there were also the last game. These penalties are not excuses, but some of the referee's penalties do always have problems. I think MLS really needs to take a good look at the referee!