{"id":5815,"date":"2025-05-31T11:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T11:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/mls-regulations-continually-challenge-lionel-messi-ahead-of-the-hudson-river-derby\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T11:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T11:24:13","slug":"mls-regulations-continually-challenge-lionel-messi-ahead-of-the-hudson-river-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/mls-regulations-continually-challenge-lionel-messi-ahead-of-the-hudson-river-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"MLS Regulations Continually Challenge Lionel Messi Ahead of the Hudson River Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 class=\"heading\" id=\"subscribe-to-the-cooligans\"><strong>Subscribe to Cooligans<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros discuss the mid-week MLS matches, highlighting yet another disappointing defensive showing from Inter Miami. Are the existing MLS roster rules hindering clubs from forming a competitive team around Lionel Messi? Fans are left wondering if Messi&#8217;s efforts are futile with this Inter Miami lineup.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Later, they engage with MLS reporter Michele Giannon in anticipation of the upcoming Hudson River Derby between NYCFC and the New York Red Bulls. Who seems to have the upper hand, and which Manchester City player could help resolve NYCFC&#8217;s midfield issues?<\/p>\n<p>Christian and Alexis also weigh in on Ashlyn Harris&#8217; recent podcast appearance. <em>Let\u2019s go!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(6:00) &#8211; Has Lionel Messi been unsuccessful in MLS?<\/p>\n<p>(19:00) &#8211; Updates about Major League Soccer<\/p>\n<p>(24:00) &#8211; Michele Giannone joins Cooligans<\/p>\n<p>(29:15) &#8211; Hudson River Derby Preview<\/p>\n<p>(49:00) &#8211; Is Michele Sabo involved?<\/p>\n<p>(56:30) &#8211; Discussion: Ashlyn Harris&#8217;s Frizzy Pod&#8217;s Perspective<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Messi\/MLS\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"standard-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/R_zGcV06p9PC4uvOkabztw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-05\/d7c197c0-31d1-11f0-a86f-2174c59a9d18\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Messi\/MLS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udda5\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f <\/strong><strong><em>Catch the full episode on YouTube<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Explore more of the Yahoo Sports Podcast lineup <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>https:\/\/apple.co\/3Zeutqj<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>    Or <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Yahoo Sports Podcasts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> This discussion is crucial for soccer enthusiasts as it sheds light on the challenges faced by star players like Messi in adapting to the league&#8217;s structure. It underscores the need for MLS to evolve and ensure competitive balance, which could ultimately enhance the quality and excitement of the sport in the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe to Cooligans Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros discuss the mid-week MLS matches, highlighting yet another disappointing defensive showing from Inter Miami. Are the existing MLS roster rules hindering clubs from forming a competitive team around Lionel Messi? Fans are left wondering if Messi&#8217;s efforts are futile with this Inter Miami lineup. advertisement Later, they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[410,1405,1404,1317,40,1315,821,822,966,46,1403,1316,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-5815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-ahead","9":"tag-challenge","10":"tag-continually","11":"tag-derby","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-hudson","14":"tag-lionel","15":"tag-messi","16":"tag-mls","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-regulations","19":"tag-river","20":"tag-soccer"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}